[Lenovo ThinkStation S30-2] 'Run Firmware Test Suite (fwts) desktop-specific diagnosis tests.' always fail

[Gabriel Zhi Chen]

CID : 201402-14669 Lenovo ThinkStation S30-2) with 14.04.2 (utopic)

Steps:
1. Install 14.04.2 on S30-2
2. Install Plainbox and run test case 'Run FWTS desktop-specific diagnosis tests.'

Expected result:
Test result should be pass.

Actual result:
High Failures: 2
WARNING: The following test cases were reported as high
level failures by fwts. Please review the log at
/home/u/.cache/plainbox/sessions/pbox-2zhqvdyg.session/CHECKBOX_DATA/fwts_desktop_diagnosis_results.log for more information.
- klog
- method
Medium Failures: 1
WARNING: The following test cases were reported as medium
level failures by fwts. Please review the log at
/home/u/.cache/plainbox/sessions/pbox-2zhqvdyg.session/CHECKBOX_DATA/fwts_desktop_diagnosis_results.log for more information.
- msr
Passed: 7
- hpet_check
- mcfg
- version
- apicinstance
- apicedge
- mpcheck
- acpitables

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.16.0-30-generic 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1 [modified: boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Jun 4 01:12:05 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: linux-lts-utopic
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: u 1747 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: u 1747 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=c74a5e99-252e-4ded-a7a6-4b42384be3ab
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: LENOVO 435131z
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-30-generic root=UUID=d74b6be9-6ac4-4400-b766-4d07d6a5d2d9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-30-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.11
RfKill:

Tags: trusty
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 09/13/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: A2KT29AUS
dmi.board.name: LENOVO
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Defined
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: NONE
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvrA2KT29AUS:bd09/13/2013:svnLENOVO:pn435131z:pvrLenovoProduct:rvnLENOVO:rnLENOVO:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct7:cvrNONE:
dmi.product.name: 435131z
dmi.product.version: Lenovo Product
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

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$sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
A2KT50AUS
03/31/2015

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After update BIOS version to A2KT50AUS, the issue could be reproduced.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Gabriel Zhi Chen, as per http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/Workstations/ThinkStation-S-Series-workstations/ThinkStation-S30? an update to your computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (A2KT53A). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it change anything?

Once the BIOS is updated, if the problem is still reproducible:
1) Please provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date
2) Please make a comment specifically advising on if there was an improvement or not.
3) Please mark this report Status Confirmed. If it's not reproducible, please mark this as Invalid.

Thank you for your understanding.