Failed to parse WDG Method

Hi again,

I was just wondering why I get this error when I am booting my system.

I used this dmesg --level=err,warn to give you more information.

[ 0.110304] x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
[ 0.113806] MMIO Stale Data CPU bug present and SMT on, data leak possible. See Processor MMIO Stale Data Vulnerabilities β€” The Linux Kernel documentation for more details.
[ 0.113806] #5 #6 #7
[ 0.121316] ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
[ 0.493678] pci 0000:00:07.0: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
[ 0.496014] pci 0000:00:07.2: DPC: RP PIO log size 0 is invalid
[ 0.625116] hpet_acpi_add: no address or irqs in _CRS
[ 0.642886] i8042: Warning: Keylock active
[ 0.649323] device-mapper: core: CONFIG_IMA_DISABLE_HTABLE is disabled. Duplicate IMA measurements will not be recorded in the IMA log.
[ 0.650901] platform eisa.0: EISA: Cannot allocate resource for mainboard
[ 0.650902] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 1
[ 0.650904] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 2
[ 0.650905] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 3
[ 0.650906] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 4
[ 0.650906] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 5
[ 0.650907] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 6
[ 0.650908] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 7
[ 0.650909] platform eisa.0: Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot 8
[ 0.989305] acpi PNP0C14:02: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
[ 0.989361] wmi_bus wmi_bus-PNP0C14:03: WQBC data block query control method not found
[ 0.989363] acpi PNP0C14:03: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
[ 0.992591] acpi PNP0C14:04: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
[ 0.992729] acpi PNP0C14:05: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
[ 0.992781] wmi: Failed to parse WDG method
[ 0.992876] acpi PNP0C14:07: duplicate WMI GUID 05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910 (first instance was on PNP0C14:01)
[ 1.026166] usb: port power management may be unreliable
[ 1.287390] thunderbolt 0000:00:0d.2: 0: uid crc8 mismatch (expected: 0x8e, got: 0xe7)
[ 1.794106] thunderbolt 0000:00:0d.3: 0: uid crc8 mismatch (expected: 0x8e, got: 0x76)
[ 3.433421] systemd-journald[526]: File /var/log/journal/d93d0f064fec4f27a6b08eb3bdc32d1f/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[ 4.334329] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: api flags index 2 larger than supported by driver
[ 4.453854] thermal thermal_zone7: failed to read out thermal zone (-61)
[ 5.792516] Bluetooth: hci0: MSFT filter_enable is already on
[ 6.326205] hid-sensor-hub 001F:8087:0AC2.0004: hid_field_extract() called with n (192) > 32! (kworker/3:6)
[ 7.647641] systemd-journald[526]: File /var/log/journal/d93d0f064fec4f27a6b08eb3bdc32d1f/user-1000.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
[ 9.296871] ucsi_acpi USBC000:00: UCSI_GET_PDOS returned 0 bytes
[ 13.600579] psmouse serio1: Failed to deactivate mouse on isa0060/serio1: -5
[ 14.084770] psmouse serio1: Failed to enable mouse on isa0060/serio1
[ 15.986929] [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp0s20f3 OUT= MAC=54:8d:5a:d9:94:f5:8a:71:58:b8:7c:a4:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.70 DST=192.168.1.72 LEN=83 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=8415 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=1716 DPT=50836 WINDOW=347 RES=0x00 ACK PSH URGP=0
[ 18.588365] psmouse serio1: Failed to enable mouse on isa0060/serio1
[ 143.540637] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: reached 10 old SN frames from 58:ba:d4:c7:d6:d0 on queue 2, stopping BA session on TID 0
[ 146.923885] iwlwifi 0000:00:14.3: reached 10 old SN frames from 58:ba:d4:c7:d6:d0 on queue 2, stopping BA session on TID 0
[ 160.596202] [UFW BLOCK] IN=proton0 OUT= MAC= SRC=172.64.194.24 DST=10.19.0.44 LEN=100 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=65007 DF PROTO=TCP SPT=80 DPT=59977 WINDOW=254 RES=0x00 ACK URGP=0

I happened to reinstall zorin a week ago and just yesterday my wifi broke again. I used timeshift this time and I am back online but this seems a bit strange.

Anyway I am hoping to get help with this error to prevent future damage.

Thanks

You have quite a few warnings there most of which relate to how the hardware is communicating with BIOS.
When was the last time you checked for firmware or BIOS updates for that machine?

Specifics about your year, make and model computer may help. You might need to run on an earlier, rather than later kernel.

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I don't honestly know. When you say checked for bios updates does that include the standard apps that I just update through the app store. I just moved to linux a couple of weeks ago and I am not very familiar with this world.
Can I not update the firmware now?

I just ran the firmwareupdate command and got this information.

β”œβ”€USB2.0 Hub:
β”‚ Device ID: 4295296d98b3ba38c72f6baa33d24f03a1d428f6
β”‚ Summary: USB 3.x hub
β”‚ Current version: 3.133
β”‚ Vendor: VIA Labs, Inc. (USB:0x2109)
β”‚ Install Duration: 15 seconds
β”‚ GUIDs: d28280a4-9e15-5794-8887-3f0f45b251c1 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_2817&REV_03D3
β”‚ 3f0581b6-15ed-5f87-91eb-296db71e0838 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_2817
β”‚ 4ae82b4d-0b4c-537a-b242-f689010b7571 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_2817&HUB_00
β”‚ 4cf1a8a6-2511-5ee9-b763-af9855a56927 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_2817&SPI_A140&REV_03D3
β”‚ 2165980d-fbf1-5dad-bc75-d2f1532a33eb ← USB\VID_2109&PID_2817&SPI_A140
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Updatable
β”‚ β€’ Cryptographic hash verification is available
β”‚ β€’ Device stages updates
β”‚ β€’ Device can recover flash failures
β”‚
β”œβ”€USB3.0 Hub:
β”‚ Device ID: 7c5b6dadf8126e3820c86cb56d9e1777084a98a8
β”‚ Summary: USB 3.x hub
β”‚ Current version: 3.133
β”‚ Vendor: VIA Labs, Inc. (USB:0x2109)
β”‚ Install Duration: 15 seconds
β”‚ GUIDs: f00a1b2d-795a-5cde-afe6-c3182f363fed ← USB\VID_2109&PID_0817&REV_03D3
β”‚ 26f33695-3a3e-5c08-badb-f6141390ebd9 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_0817
β”‚ 10eb3a15-c177-5810-af53-1963e9200e65 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_0817&HUB_0000
β”‚ 60453f62-1e05-51f9-a9ce-9f0694195d0b ← USB\VID_2109&PID_0817&SPI_A140&REV_03D3
β”‚ 34464773-02bc-5e8f-a259-5c2ec971a7a9 ← USB\VID_2109&PID_0817&SPI_A140
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Updatable
β”‚ β€’ Cryptographic hash verification is available
β”‚ β€’ Device stages updates
β”‚ β€’ Device can recover flash failures
β”‚
β”œβ”€700p SSDPEBKW256G8 NVMe INTEL 256GB:
β”‚ Device ID: ac1ce3be70e444b92f99fe08c9b957efb9d0ee53
β”‚ Summary: NVM Express solid state drive
β”‚ Current version: 7004
β”‚ Vendor: Intel Corporation (NVME:0x8086)
β”‚ Serial Number: JBBC951200VF256B
β”‚ GUIDs: 7ba29e50-50f0-502d-87aa-718565dadffb ← STORAGE-DELL-107874
β”‚ d90746c7-d6ec-bb41-a208-ef465411e4d8
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β”‚ β€’ Updatable
β”‚ β€’ System requires external power source
β”‚ β€’ Needs a reboot after installation
β”‚ β€’ Device is usable for the duration of the update
β”‚
β”œβ”€System Firmware:
β”‚ β”‚ Device ID: a45df35ac0e948ee180fe216a5f703f32dda163f
β”‚ β”‚ Summary: UEFI ESRT device
β”‚ β”‚ Current version: 70400
β”‚ β”‚ Minimum Version: 70400
β”‚ β”‚ Vendor: Dell Inc. (DMI:Dell Inc.)
β”‚ β”‚ Update State: Success
β”‚ β”‚ GUIDs: 20448dae-1dd2-5653-a2b3-c81b77007d2f
β”‚ β”‚ 230c8b18-8d9b-53ec-838b-6cfc0383493a ← main-system-firmware
β”‚ β”‚ 1d203f3b-1409-598e-92d6-2633efe29caa ← UEFI\RES_{20448DAE-1DD2-5653-A2B3-C81B77007D2F}
β”‚ β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Updatable
β”‚ β”‚ β€’ System requires external power source
β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Needs a reboot after installation
β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Cryptographic hash verification is available
β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Device is usable for the duration of the update
β”‚ β”‚
β”‚ └─UEFI dbx:
β”‚ Device ID: 362301da643102b9f38477387e2193e57abaa590
β”‚ Summary: UEFI revocation database
β”‚ Current version: 267
β”‚ Minimum Version: 267
β”‚ Vendor: UEFI:Linux Foundation
β”‚ Install Duration: 1 second
β”‚ GUIDs: 00fe3755-a4d8-5ef7-ba5f-47979fbb3423 ← UEFI\CRT_E28D59CA489BD2AD580F2EA5D62D6A29BB9C02AE5A818434A37DA7FC11DFF9E9
β”‚ 4a6cd2cb-8741-5257-9d1f-89a275dacca7 ← UEFI\CRT_E28D59CA489BD2AD580F2EA5D62D6A29BB9C02AE5A818434A37DA7FC11DFF9E9&ARCH_X64
β”‚ c6682ade-b5ec-57c4-b687-676351208742 ← UEFI\CRT_A1117F516A32CEFCBA3F2D1ACE10A87972FD6BBE8FE0D0B996E09E65D802A503
β”‚ f8ba2887-9411-5c36-9cee-88995bb39731 ← UEFI\CRT_A1117F516A32CEFCBA3F2D1ACE10A87972FD6BBE8FE0D0B996E09E65D802A503&ARCH_X64
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β”‚ β€’ Updatable
β”‚ β€’ Supported on remote server
β”‚ β€’ Needs a reboot after installation
β”‚ β€’ Only version upgrades are allowed
β”‚
β”œβ”€TPM 2.0:
β”‚ Device ID: a3487e128cf1413519bce8e9a1ab3f5981e61458
β”‚ Summary: UEFI ESRT device
β”‚ Current version: 0.74.0.8
β”‚ Vendor: Dell Inc. (PCI:0x1028)
β”‚ Update State: Success
β”‚ Update Error: Updating disabled due to TPM ownership
β”‚ GUIDs: d6c82a4a-d81a-55c5-9b92-3a5f9fff6737 ← 08b0-2.0
β”‚ ff71992e-52f7-5eea-94ef-883e56e034c6 ← system-tpm
β”‚ 73730635-f6c2-53da-9df2-948bb5ac1022 ← DELL-TPM-2.0-STM-
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β”‚ β€’ System requires external power source
β”‚
β”œβ”€Thunderbolt host controller:
β”‚ Device ID: 44e77cc3dde304917b8bbf34dfd2a9beae526879
β”‚ Summary: Unmatched performance for high-speed I/O
β”‚ Update Error: No vendor ID set
β”‚ GUID: e72e778e-94f7-5ed2-b560-1c1262ee217c ← TBT-fixed
β”‚ Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β”‚ β€’ System requires external power source
β”‚ β€’ Updatable
β”‚
└─Thunderbolt host controller:
Device ID: bda760c4fbe88fadf9c08d544267ef38f62876b4
Summary: Unmatched performance for high-speed I/O
Update Error: No vendor ID set
GUID: e72e778e-94f7-5ed2-b560-1c1262ee217c ← TBT-fixed
Device Flags: β€’ Internal device
β€’ System requires external power source
β€’ Updatable

sudo fwupdmgr get-updates
Devices with no available firmware updates:
β€’ USB2.0 Hub
β€’ USB3.0 Hub
β€’ 700p SSDPEBKW256G8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
β€’ System Firmware
Devices with the latest available firmware version:
β€’ UEFI dbx
No updates available for remaining devices

So I checked and my BIOS was updated

Does this help?

Dell XPS 13 7390 BIOS version 1.19.0
Your BIOS is currently the highest version.

What is your terminal output of

uname -r

5.15.0-50-generic

For a machine manufactured in 2020, the 5.15 kernel should be fine.
hmmm

Do you have any troubles on the OS once fully booted?

Nothing major, Just like the wifi dropping out and now only connecting with proton VPN turned on. The touchscreen behaves differently on either brave or firefox, the finger swipe on the trackpad is gone and when I flip the screen over to tablet mode it has that line cutting the fast-moving images on videos in half and now I have litterly the word applications spelled out in my taskbar next to the application button and I cant seem to get rid of it.
So lots of little things but apart from that it works fine.

I just run the get-update cmd and this is what I got:

Get:18 Index of /ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 Packages [2 158 kB]
Fetched 3 123 kB in 5s (657 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A8580BDC82D3DC6C
W: Failed to fetch https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com/dists/stable/InRelease The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A8580BDC82D3DC6C
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

You can remove the Brave Browser Repository as it is broken.

sudo -i

nautilus

In the now elevated open File Manager, navigate to
etc/apt/sources.list.d
Locate the files for Brave Browser and remove them.

In terminal you can type exit or just close out the File Manager and the Terminal Window (It will warn that an active process is running that will close if you close the terminal).

Re-add the Brave Browser repo and key:

On Topic...
I am not sure what to make of the Failed to Parse error. There are many things that can cause that, many of which are benign.
You have the Lots of Little things- I'd like to take a moment to see if there is a general flaw there or ... if lots of little solutions are needed.

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After I entered nautilus i cant find the location you suggested?!?

sudo -i
root@R2D2:~# nautilus

** (org.gnome.Nautilus:60174): WARNING **: 13:28:16.493: Unable to get contents of the bookmarks file: Error opening file /root/.gtk-bookmarks: No such file or directory

** (org.gnome.Nautilus:60174): WARNING **: 13:28:16.493: Unable to get contents of the bookmarks file: Error opening file /root/.gtk-bookmarks: No such file or directory
Nautilus-Share-Message: 13:28:31.947: Called "net usershare info" but it failed: Failed to execute child process β€œnet” (No such file or directory)

Nautilus is funny this way...
I use Nemo File manager because to reach root, I just tap the Up Arrow on the toolbar twice. :neutral_face:

In Nautilus, on the left side (pane) you will see "Other locations"
Click that
Then click "Computer"
and now you will see Root Directory, including the /etc directory. From there, you can click your way to success.

These warnings are normal. Those files are stored in ~Home and since you elevated to Root, it cannot see the files since they are in your user Home folder, not in the Root Home folder.

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Ok, I am in the root directory but nothing here says brave?

Double click the directory named apt from within etc.
Within apt, double click the folder named sources.list.d
You should see the Repo Files for Brave Browser in that folder.

You must be giggling away on your end, :slight_smile: thanks for your help.

No, actually. I deal with the Unfamiliar often enough, I know too well how it feels.

Besides, it's nice to actually know the answer to a question right off the bat. :wink:

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Very True. Is there anything else I can do to fix all these errors I am getting mentioned above? Or do I need a new laptop. I remember when I bought it it was refurbished and even dell support was like, sorry we can't help.

It may take some time.
Currently, I am looking into Graphics related issues (I have litterly the word applications spelled out in my taskbar next to the application button and I cant seem to get rid of it.) and (cutting the fast-moving images on videos in half)
Tocuhscreen is notorious...

Amazing thank you!

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