Object of type "PackageInstallResult. NULL cannot be converted to type "PackagePendingAction"

[Dayflare]

Version

1.5.5

Computer Model

20WE, 21A2

Problem

i get this error only when installing BIOS Firmware Updates with LSUClient. I can replicate this issue with Model 20WE and 21A2.
the BIOS Updates starts itself successfully and the user gets the restart prompt from the update.

All other updates i encountered work flawless and i really love the LSUClient, it's so easy to manage the Lenovo updates, much better than the offical Lenovo tool.

the log: (it's translated from german, powershell shows the error prompt in the local language of the notebook)

1 updates found
EXCLUSIVE: Processing package 'fncn42ww - BIOS Update - 10/11'.
Installing update 1 of 1: BIOS Update - 10/11
EXCLUSIVE: The package 'fncn42ww' does not require extraction.
EXCLUSIVE: Installing package fncn42ww ...
Object of type "PackageInstallResult. NULL cannot be converted to type 
"PackagePendingAction" due to invalid enumeration values. Specify one of the following enumeration values and try again. 
again. Possible enumeration values are "NONE;REBOOT_SUGGESTED;REBOOT_MANDATORY;SHUTDOWN." cannot be created.
In C:\Users\Test\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\LSUClient\1.5.5\public\Install-LSUpdate.ps1:156 characters:70
+ ...    = if ($installProcess.Info) { $installProcess.Info.Runtime } else ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ObjectCreationError

Additional context

my powershell skript:
i used the code snippets from the documentation, the reboot logic isn't implemented completely.

$i = 1

# Find updates
# $updates = Get-LSUpdate | Where-Object { $_.Installer.Unattended }
$updates = Get-LSUpdate
Write-Output "$($updates.Count) updates found"

# Download them all to the local disk
$updates | Save-LSUpdate -Verbose

# Then install
foreach ($update in $updates) {
 Write-Output "Installing update $i of $($updates.Count): $($update.Title)"
 [array]$results = Install-LSUpdate -Package $update -Verbose
 if ($results.PendingAction -contains 'REBOOT_MANDATORY') {
    # reboot immediately or set a marker for yourself to perform the reboot shortly
    Write-Output "Reboot required!"
 }
 if ($results.PendingAction -contains 'SHUTDOWN') {
    # shutdown immediately or set a marker for yourself to perform the shutdown shortly
    Write-Output "immidiate shutdown required!"
 }
 $i++
}

[jantari]

Thanks for reporting this, it is a bug / oversight in the way I determine the PendingAction (here:

LSUClient/public/Install-LSUpdate.ps1

Lines 129 to 143 in a68c85f

	$PendingAction = if (-not $Success) {
	'NONE'
	} elseif ($installProcess.Info -is [BiosUpdateInfo]) {
	if ($installProcess.Info.ActionNeeded -eq 'SHUTDOWN') {
	'SHUTDOWN'
	} elseif ($installProcess.Info.ActionNeeded -eq 'REBOOT') {
	'REBOOT_MANDATORY'
	}
	} elseif ($PackageToProcess.RebootType -eq 0) {
	'NONE'
	} elseif ($PackageToProcess.RebootType -eq 3) {
	'REBOOT_SUGGESTED'
	} elseif ($PackageToProcess.RebootType -eq 5) {
	'REBOOT_MANDATORY'
	}

)

I can fix it in the next version which I want to release soon anyway.

But it is still interesting you got to this error because that BIOS update is of Reboot Type 1 which is supposed to mean that it forces a reboot after being installed (meaning it would therefore also abort LSUClient). I guess that did not happen to you - was the BIOS update install successful in this case?

[Dayflare]

thanks for the really fast response!
the BIOS update was sucessfully installed in this case. The window with the firmware update prompt is shown and when the user clicks OK the notebook restarts and installs the update.

It's just that the script reported an error and quit with return code 1. I'm using PDQ to deploy the script.

i'm looking forward for the next release :)

[jantari]

The fix for this is now out with LSUClient version 1.6.0 🎉