Also met the same issue on another HP system. u@u:~$ sudo snap install qabro --devmode [sudo] password for u: error: too early for operation, device not yet seeded or device model not acknowledged u@u:~$ snap version snap 2.38.1 snapd 2.38.1 series 16 ubuntu 18.04 kernel 4.15.0-1036-oem u@u:~$ snap changes ID Status Spawn Ready Summary 1 Doing 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Initialize system state u@u:~$ snap tasks 1 Status Spawn Ready Summary Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT Ensure prerequisites for "core" are available Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/core_6818.snap" (6818) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT Mount snap "core" (6818) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT Copy snap "core" data Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT Setup snap "core" (6818) security profiles Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Make snap "core" (6818) available to the system Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "core" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Set automatic aliases for snap "core" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Setup snap "core" aliases Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run install hook of "core" snap if present Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Start snap "core" (6818) services Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run configure hook of "core" snap if present Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Ensure prerequisites for "gnome-3-26-1604" are available Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gnome-3-26-1604_82.snap" (82) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Mount snap "gnome-3-26-1604" (82) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Copy snap "gnome-3-26-1604" data Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Setup snap "gnome-3-26-1604" (82) security profiles Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Make snap "gnome-3-26-1604" (82) available to the system Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gnome-3-26-1604" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Set automatic aliases for snap "gnome-3-26-1604" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Setup snap "gnome-3-26-1604" aliases Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run install hook of "gnome-3-26-1604" snap if present Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Start snap "gnome-3-26-1604" (82) services Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run configure hook of "gnome-3-26-1604" snap if present Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Ensure prerequisites for "gtk-common-themes" are available Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gtk-common-themes_1198.snap" (1198) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Mount snap "gtk-common-themes" (1198) Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Copy snap "gtk-common-themes" data Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Setup snap "gtk-common-themes" (1198) security profiles Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Make snap "gtk-common-themes" (1198) available to the system Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gtk-common-themes" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Set automatic aliases for snap "gtk-common-themes" Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Setup snap "gtk-common-themes" aliases Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run install hook of "gtk-common-themes" snap if present Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Start snap "gtk-common-themes" (1198) services Done 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT 4 days ago, at 19:39 EDT Run configure hook of "gtk-common-themes" snap if present Doing 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Ensure prerequisites for "gnome-calculator" are available Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gnome-calculator_406.snap" (406) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Mount snap "gnome-calculator" (406) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Copy snap "gnome-calculator" data Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-calculator" (406) security profiles Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Make snap "gnome-calculator" (406) available to the system Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gnome-calculator" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Set automatic aliases for snap "gnome-calculator" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-calculator" aliases Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run install hook of "gnome-calculator" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Start snap "gnome-calculator" (406) services Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run configure hook of "gnome-calculator" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Ensure prerequisites for "gnome-characters" are available Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gnome-characters_254.snap" (254) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Mount snap "gnome-characters" (254) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Copy snap "gnome-characters" data Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-characters" (254) security profiles Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Make snap "gnome-characters" (254) available to the system Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gnome-characters" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Set automatic aliases for snap "gnome-characters" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-characters" aliases Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run install hook of "gnome-characters" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Start snap "gnome-characters" (254) services Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run configure hook of "gnome-characters" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Ensure prerequisites for "gnome-logs" are available Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gnome-logs_61.snap" (61) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Mount snap "gnome-logs" (61) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Copy snap "gnome-logs" data Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-logs" (61) security profiles Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Make snap "gnome-logs" (61) available to the system Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gnome-logs" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Set automatic aliases for snap "gnome-logs" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-logs" aliases Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run install hook of "gnome-logs" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Start snap "gnome-logs" (61) services Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run configure hook of "gnome-logs" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Ensure prerequisites for "gnome-system-monitor" are available Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Prepare snap "/var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/gnome-system-monitor_77.snap" (77) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Mount snap "gnome-system-monitor" (77) Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Copy snap "gnome-system-monitor" data Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-system-monitor" (77) security profiles Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Make snap "gnome-system-monitor" (77) available to the system Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "gnome-system-monitor" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Set automatic aliases for snap "gnome-system-monitor" Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Setup snap "gnome-system-monitor" aliases Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run install hook of "gnome-system-monitor" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Start snap "gnome-system-monitor" (77) services Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Run configure hook of "gnome-system-monitor" snap if present Do 4 days ago, at 19:38 EDT - Mark system seeded ...................................................................... Make snap "core" (6818) available to the system 2019-05-06T19:39:00-04:00 INFO Requested daemon restart. ...................................................................... Automatically connect eligible plugs and slots of snap "core" 2019-05-06T19:39:00-04:00 INFO Waiting for restart... 2019-05-06T19:39:00-04:00 INFO Waiting for restart...