#6245 BLOC Update.: system firmware update issue

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#6245: system firmware update issue
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 Reporter:  jg                   |       Owner:  wmb at firmworks.com
     Type:  defect               |      Status:  new              
 Priority:  blocker              |   Milestone:  Update.1         
Component:  ofw - open firmware  |     Version:                   
 Keywords:                       |    Verified:  0                
 Blocking:                       |   Blockedby:                   
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 In recent builds (e.g. build 690), the firmware has been put in the system
 image so the system will update the firmware the next time it boots.

 Unfortunately, if your system is not plugged in, the upgrade will fail,
 and leave you in OFW (the systems here are unlocked), rather than at least
 running on the upgraded system image until the next time the system is
 booted on power.

 What this means is that you can't easily deploy such a build widely,
 waiting for the next time the system happens to be on power for the
 firmware upgrade.  So I expect we should only try to upgrade the firmware
 if we see we are on external power...

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/6245>
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