Can't update Flight Core v2 FW using QGC
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When attempting to update the Flight Core v2 firmware with QGC 4.2.x (perhaps other versions as well) on Ubuntu or OSX, the upgrade always fails with a warning like:

As a work around, you can upgrade over the same USB port using a simple python script from the PX4 Tools that are maintained by the PX4 community. Please see info here:
https://docs.modalai.com/flight-core-v2-firmware/#how-to-upgrade-using-px_uploader-tool
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When attempting to update the Flight Core v2 firmware with QGC 4.2.x (perhaps other versions as well) on Ubuntu or OSX, the upgrade always fails with a warning like:

As a work around, you can upgrade over the same USB port using a simple python script from the PX4 Tools that are maintained by the PX4 community. Please see info here:
https://docs.modalai.com/flight-core-v2-firmware/#how-to-upgrade-using-px_uploader-tool
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@modaltb Which is the default port flightcore V2 connects to? In may case I'm using Ubuntu 20 distro.
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