GRUB package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Allan Radcliffe]

Recent upgrade of hardware to 8 core AMD from i5- so architecture went from IBM1156 motherboard to AMD AM3+.
The old sys worked by me selecting at boot which I wanted to boot (either Win7x64) or Linux (Ubuntu 16.11. So the new board wanted Windows to load drivers, but I want Linux to be the boss. So it has errors now, I think it's due to GRUB config. I would like Ubuntu to be on my SSD too, as there are two SSD's and two older USB drives. My old system started to squeal horribly, changed video card, etc. but after complete disassembly and all it still squealed. Replacing capacitors in PS did not help. Gave up and bought current sys. Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, 8GB 1333, AMD 8350 Wraith, and at 70 years young should have introduced the CPU/MB to the SSD's one at a time, then the other spinning drives. Just need help to clean up the GRUB issue.
Thank you all for your help!
Allan Radcliffe

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: 0
.sys.firmware.efi.efivars.MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23'
.sys.firmware.efi.efivars.SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c'
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
 fw
 fwupx64.efi
Date: Mon Apr 24 09:37:58 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:shim-signed:1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
 Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
 grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
 dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-24 (0 days ago)

[Allan Radcliffe (dazonah)]

I fixed it by formatting everything in sight and reinstalling the 17.04
upgrade. No more conflicts it seems. Thank you so much for your time and
effort to make it a better World!
Allan

On Apr 25, 2017 2:10 PM, "Steve Langasek" <email address hidden>
wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1685821 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1685821
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1685821
> GRUB issues package shim-signed 1.27~16.10.1+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
> failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1685868
>
> Title:
> GRUB package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed
> to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
> returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Recent upgrade of hardware to 8 core AMD from i5- so architecture went
> from IBM1156 motherboard to AMD AM3+.
> The old sys worked by me selecting at boot which I wanted to boot
> (either Win7x64) or Linux (Ubuntu 16.11. So the new board wanted Windows to
> load drivers, but I want Linux to be the boss. So it has errors now, I
> think it's due to GRUB config. I would like Ubuntu to be on my SSD too, as
> there are two SSD's and two older USB drives. My old system started to
> squeal horribly, changed video card, etc. but after complete disassembly
> and all it still squealed. Replacing capacitors in PS did not help. Gave up
> and bought current sys. Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, 8GB 1333, AMD 8350 Wraith, and
> at 70 years young should have introduced the CPU/MB to the SSD's one at a
> time, then the other spinning drives. Just need help to clean up the GRUB
> issue.
> Thank you all for your help!
> Allan Radcliffe
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
> Package: shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
> Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
> .proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: 0
> .sys.firmware.efi.efivars.MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23:
> Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/
> MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23'
> .sys.firmware.efi.efivars.SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c:
> Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/
> SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c'
> ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: amd64
> BootEFIContents:
> fw
> fwupx64.efi
> Date: Mon Apr 24 09:37:58 2017
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:shim-signed:1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
> Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
> grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
> dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 1
> EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2:
> EFI variables are not supported on this ...