package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32

[ucanthvit]

Crashed my system, couldn't find the OS to boot. Had to reinstall from an image.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-78.85~20.04.1-generic 5.15.99
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-78-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26
AptOrdering:
 grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64: Install
 grub-efi-amd64-bin:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Dec 23 22:19:19 2023
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-efi-amd64-signed:1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4
 Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4) ...
 mount: /var/lib/grub/esp: special device /dev/disk/by-id/ata-T-FORCE_1TB_TPBF2104090040102257-part1 does not exist.
 dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
  installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-15 (829 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
 apt 2.0.9
SourcePackage: grub2-signed
Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.187.6~20.04.1+2.06-2ubuntu14.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 32
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Mate Kukri (mkukri)]

Hello!

I believe the relevant line is this:

> mount: /var/lib/grub/esp: special device /dev/disk/by-id/ata-T-FORCE_1TB_TPBF2104090040102257-part1 does not exist.

Did you clone the Ubuntu installation to a different hard disk compared the one listed above? If not, would you be able to check what the device node for disk in `/dev/disl/by-id/` is currently called?

Unfortunately it seems we that we do not handle such scenarios gracefully enough at the moment, but
improvements to this mechanism are planned.

[ucanthvit (ucanthvit)]

Hi! Yeah, the disk was failing so I imaged it to the new drive. It had been running fine until this update. I take image backups regularly so it wasn't a big issue for me to reinstall from an image. Just letting you guys know of the issue in case others have the same issues. Glad to hear that there are planned improvements to the mechanism! :)