BIOS / Firmware Update

Bootable USB stick might be the least complicated way, assuming the BIOS update .exe is a "universal" format file.

Copy the update .exe onto the bootable stick and then boot from USB...

sudo su

fwupdmgr refresh

fwupdmgr get-updates

fwupdmgr update -v

or download the firmware update from dell .exe file and put into /boot/efi

reboot press F12 ans choose firmare upgrade

root@ubuntu:/boot/efi# ls
EFI XPS_9370_1.7.3.exe

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Thank you - the laptop's firmware now is updated to the latest version.

Any hint on how I get the firmware of the TB 16 docking station updated?

Is the KVM based Windows 10 virtual machine viable?

Thank you!

Does the same work for non EFI boot partition? I run BIOS mode and only see /boot/grub. 

Same here.
How could I upload TB16 firmware from Linux?

Most all firmware updates are Windows based so you would have to install them Using Windows.

There are not linux equivalents for Thunderbolt 3 security.

Put the BIOS update file on a bootable USB stick...?

Thunderbolt FIRMWARE requires actual windows.  Does not run on DOS.

This is because thunderbolt 3 uses signed security certificates.

After applying the upgrade (on Ubuntu), it asks for a reboot. Then, I get this warning "No bootable devices were found!Possible causes could be a corrupt OS image or a boot device not enabled in BIOS setup."

I reboot again and the laptop boots without any issue, but I can see the upgrade is still pending to be applied.

Any suggestion?

@asilgag 

Have the same issue on XPS 13 9300 Ubuntu.

Will be watching this space for Dell advice.

Solution: Ubuntu XPS 13

1. First, let’s run diagnostics on the system to check for any hardware failures. This video will guide you: https://dell.to/3o0ivDZ. If you see any errors, capture images and share them with me.
2. If the diagnostics pass without any error codes, please follow the steps below:
a. Check if the hard drive is detected in the BIOS: https://dell.to/2HQSwzu
b. Reset the BIOS to default settings: https://dell.to/2VbhTin

From firmware version to which one did you upgrade?

HI,

Prajwal here from Dell community.

The BIOS update could have caused changes in boot path causing No boot issues.

You can follow the steps below to have the issue fixed :

1. Check if the hard drive is detected in the BIOS: https://dell.to/2Jk4hyS
2. Reset the BIOS to default settings: https://dell.to/39k4QUd

Regards,

Prajwal.

#IWorkForDell

Hi, Often I have to login twice to run Ubuntu on the XPS 13 9300.