error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented.

Bug #1852685 reported by Mr. Mike
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grub-installer (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Error (whatever the apport info includes) installing GRUB at end if install.
Beefy HP desktop. Booted from USB disk, everything seems to work just the install failed.
It insisted I create an EFI partition, which I did.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: ubiquity 19.10.21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.427
Date: Thu Nov 14 21:55:57 2019
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Mr. Mike (mike-himikeb) wrote :
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thank you for your bug report. The error is
error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented.
Which suggests it's a firmware issue, could you check if there is some bios update for your hardware?

summary: - failed to install grub
+ error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented.
Changed in grub-installer (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
summary: - error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented.
+ error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented
summary: - error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented
+ error: failed to register the EFI boot entry: Function not implemented.
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