This is what I got after running 1) sudo killall fwupd 2) sudo /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/fwupd/fwupd -v 2>&1 | tee fwupd_debug.log 21:57:58 Verbose debugging enabled (on console 0) 21:57:58 adding plugin /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/fwupd-plugins-1/libfu_plugin_steelseries.so 21:57:58 adding plugin /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/fwupd-plugins-1/libfu_plugin_test.so 21:57:58 performing init() on test 21:57:58 Loading fallback values from /etc/fwupd.conf 21:57:58 adding udev device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0 21:57:58 fixing GUID 0x10de:0x1040->693025a1-4a7d-53b8-864e-c7f3e5866ec0 21:57:58 emit added from Udev: ro__sys_devices_pci0000_00_0000_00_02_0_0000_01_00_0 Failed to coldplug: UEFI firmware updating not supported *** 21:57:58 Failed to coldplug: UEFI firmware updating not supported *** 21:57:58 emit added from USB: usb:00:04 21:57:58 emit added from USB: usb:00:03 ############################################################################### @0551ms AsStore:load 551ms ############################################################################### @0551ms AsStore:load{per-system} 551ms # @0005ms AsStore:app-info{/usr/share/app-info/xmls/org.freedesktop.fwupd.xml} 5ms # @0022ms AsStore:app-info{/var/lib/app-info/yaml/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial_multiverse_dep11_Components-amd64.yml.gz} 11ms # @0022ms AsStore:store-from-file 11ms ### @0046ms AsStore:app-info{/var/lib/app-info/yaml/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial-updates_main_dep11_Components-amd64.yml.gz} 23ms ### @0046ms AsStore:store-from-file 23ms ########################################################## @0452ms AsStore:app-info{/var/lib/app-info/yaml/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial_universe_dep11_Components-amd64.yml.gz} 406ms ########################################################## @0452ms AsStore:store-from-file 406ms ############# @0547ms AsStore:app-info{/var/lib/app-info/yaml/in.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_xenial_main_dep11_Components-amd64.yml.gz} 94ms ############# @0547ms AsStore:store-from-file 94ms ### @0593ms FuMain:coldplug 24ms ## @0584ms FuMain:coldplug{Udev} 15ms # @0578ms FuProviderUdev:coldplug{usb} 9ms # @0584ms FuProviderUdev:coldplug{pci} 5ms # @0593ms FuMain:coldplug{USB} 8ms # @0593ms FuProviderUsb:added{258a:0001} 5ms 21:57:58 FuMain: acquired name: org.freedesktop.fwupd 21:57:59 devices now in store: 21:57:59 1 com.steelseries.rival-legacy.firmware Rival SteelSeries 21:57:59 2 UEFI-dummy-dev0 UEFI Updates 21:57:59 3 com.via.VL811.firmware VL811 Firmware 21:57:59 4 com.via.VL811+.firmware VL811+ Firmware 21:57:59 5 com.via.VL812.firmware VL812 Firmware 21:57:59 6 com.via.VL812_B2.firmware VL812 B2 Firmware 21:57:59 7 com.dell.uefi124c207d.firmware XPS 15 9550/Precision 5510 System Update 21:57:59 8 com.dell.uefi33773727.firmware XPS 13 9350 System Update 21:57:59 9 com.dell.uefi43ca3264.firmware OptiPlex 7440 AIO System Update 21:57:59 10 com.dell.uefia0a3aa54.firmware Embedded Box PC 5000 System Update 21:57:59 11 com.dell.uefiaee2604a.firmware Embedded Box PC 3000 System Update 21:57:59 12 com.dell.uefie0f614ed.firmware Edge Gateway 5000/5100 System Update 21:57:59 13 com.hughski.ColorHug.firmware ColorHug 21:57:59 14 com.hughski.ColorHug2.firmware ColorHug2 21:57:59 15 com.hughski.ColorHugALS.firmware ColorHugALS