So I've resolved the issue - with a little assistance from a very helpful guy at Dell support:
I tried flashing BIOS back to 1.3.7 - no luck. Flashed to 2.1.0 again - same. Dell support suggested restoring BIOS settings, so I did this (to BIOS default) and lo, the system booted back into Ubuntu!
For the record, what has changed in BIOS settings was the boot order. Previously I had:
Hi! Regarding LVFS: I think it's a usual practice for Dell to upload BIOS update there much later than on official Dell site (like it was with 1.3.7 update - en.community.dell.com/.../21010411
OK, so maybe I should have waited for an answer to my 2nd question: Just applied the 2.1.0 update and now "No bootable devices were found". BIOS 1.2.3 Deja Vu all over again, I now have a very expensive brick.
Can Dell please advise how to fix this ASAP? Thanks.
I run Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 on my XPS13 9360. I've tried with secure boot enabled and disabled in BIOS settings. I have AHCI selected under 'SATA Operation' and my PCIe drive is detected under 'Drives'. All was fine prior to updating from BIOS v1.3.7.
So I put 2.1.0 on a thumb drive then booted to the F12 menu and update the BIOS from there. Rebooted, no problems found.
I suspect that for you "Linux-Firmware-Update\fwup64.efi" was stuck in the boot sequence and causing your issue. Resetting the BIOS defaults causing the listing to be deleted.
Probably not an issue with the 2.1.0 update itself.
basteed
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So I've resolved the issue - with a little assistance from a very helpful guy at Dell support:
I tried flashing BIOS back to 1.3.7 - no luck. Flashed to 2.1.0 again - same. Dell support suggested restoring BIOS settings, so I did this (to BIOS default) and lo, the system booted back into Ubuntu!
For the record, what has changed in BIOS settings was the boot order. Previously I had:
"Linux-Firmware-Update\fwup64.efi" listed first.
Now boot order shows:
"UEFI:THNSN51T02DUK NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB Partition 1"
Anyhow, this gets my machine to boot with BIOS 2.1.0.
Yury Vidineev
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August 7th, 2017 12:00
Hi! Regarding LVFS: I think it's a usual practice for Dell to upload BIOS update there much later than on official Dell site (like it was with 1.3.7 update - en.community.dell.com/.../21010411
basteed
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August 8th, 2017 07:00
OK, so maybe I should have waited for an answer to my 2nd question: Just applied the 2.1.0 update and now "No bootable devices were found". BIOS 1.2.3 Deja Vu all over again, I now have a very expensive brick.
Can Dell please advise how to fix this ASAP? Thanks.
I run Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 on my XPS13 9360. I've tried with secure boot enabled and disabled in BIOS settings. I have AHCI selected under 'SATA Operation' and my PCIe drive is detected under 'Drives'. All was fine prior to updating from BIOS v1.3.7.
Justin C
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August 10th, 2017 12:00
@Basteed,
I just pulled a 9360 from the lab.
-Started on 1.3.7
-AHCI mode
-OEM 16.04
-"Ubuntu" listed under boot sequence
So I put 2.1.0 on a thumb drive then booted to the F12 menu and update the BIOS from there. Rebooted, no problems found.
I suspect that for you "Linux-Firmware-Update\fwup64.efi" was stuck in the boot sequence and causing your issue. Resetting the BIOS defaults causing the listing to be deleted.
Probably not an issue with the 2.1.0 update itself.
basteed
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August 10th, 2017 13:00
OK, thanks for looking into it anyhow.