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[Bug 1173423] Re: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]
Repost, didn't see the duplicate status on:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1167622
I think I may have this issue as well, running Kubuntu 13.04, here's my
bios id:
dmidecode -s bios-version
7ACN24WW
uname -r
3.8.0-19-generic
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 13.04
Release: 13.04
Codename: raring
Symptoms: efibootmgr -c -l 'EFI\package\BOOT.EFI'
and variants of the above command produce the aforementioned dmesg output about errors writing to nvram.
Hope this helps.
Is this fix supposed to be live or not?
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Title:
Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67
PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011]
Status in The Linux Kernel:
Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Raring:
Fix Released
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
Fix Released
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=8000000000000009
[ 25.981816] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8000000000000009
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/controlC1: psusi 2310 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: psusi 2310 F.... pulseaudio
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=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-15-generic root=/dev/sda2 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash acpi_enforce_resources=lax vt.handoff=7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-15.25-generic 3.8.4
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-15-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-15-generic N/A
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.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8P67 PRO REV 3.1
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1904:bd08/15/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8P67PROREV3.1:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
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