Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Linux |
Confirmed
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Medium
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Unassigned | ||
Raring |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Unassigned | ||
Saucy |
Fix Released
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Critical
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
After an upgrade, my system failed to boot. Fortunately I was able to run the EFI shell and manually launch grub. From there I discovered that the EFI boot catalog contained no entry for GRUB. It appears there has been a regression in kernels later than 3.8.0-7 that causes it to fail to update the EFI variables. After running grub-install, it reports no errors, yet fails to show the efi boot catalog as it does when it works. Manually running efivars shows the ubuntu entry has been removed. Checking dmesg shows:
[ 25.965586] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=
[ 25.981816] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=
This happens on kernels 3.8.0-{15,19,23} but works correctly in -{6,7}.
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ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
IwConfig:
eth1 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcVersionSign
RelatedPackageV
linux-
linux-
linux-firmware 1.106
RfKill:
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
Tags: raring
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-15-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-13 (73 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog:
dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1904
dmi.board.
dmi.board.name: P8P67 PRO REV 3.1
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmerican
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
tags: | added: bot-stop-nagging |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Confirmed |
summary: |
- Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable + Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO + REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011] |
tags: | added: efi |
Changed in linux: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
tags: | added: kernel-stable-key |
tags: | added: kubuntu |
no longer affects: | grub2 (Ubuntu) |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Saucy): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:
apport-collect 1173423
and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.
If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.
This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.