Recently updated to Fedora 32. Now, every time I restart the system, gnome-software produces this error:
Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached
Searching for solutions, I found this Ask Fedora thread that linked to multiple bug reports. All trace the problem to tpm2-abrmd but I did not have that installed. I tried installing it, with no effect. Uninstalled it again.
journalctl -b --no-hostname | grep gnome-software
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May 03 12:39:48 gnome-software[2424]: not GsPlugin error g-io-error-quark:24: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached
May 03 12:39:48 gnome-software[2424]: not handling error failed for action refresh: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached
May 03 12:40:16 gnome-software[2424]: updates-shell: failed to get updates: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached
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Feel like I’d need more information for a legitimate bug report. Help welcome. Thank you.