Re: [Bug 1805490] Re: Grub2 Failed to install "efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required."

[Fr. Larry Gearhart]

I have been using a workaround submitted by Ronan Mooney, listed as #11 
on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-signed/+bug/1753518

The workaround has enabled me to complete upgrades.

On 2/12/19 10:09 PM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre wrote:
> I'm unable to reproduce this. I've tried upgrading from bionic to
> cosmic, or various partitioning set ups. Clearly there is something
> special about some set up that can cause this kind of issue, but I'm
> unsure what it could be.
>
> Could you please tell us more about how your system was installed that
> could help reproducing the bug?
>
>   - Is it upgraded from previous releases before the bionic -> cosmic upgrade?
>   - Is there a special partitioning done?
>   - Is "CSM" enabled in the BIOS with the UEFI mode?
>   - Is there anything else you can say about the affected systems that could 
> help us reproduce the issue?
>

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  Grub2 Failed to install "efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry:
  Block device required."

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Re: [Bug 1805490] Re: Grub2 Failed to install "efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required."

[Fr. Larry Gearhart]

The output is attached.

On 2/12/19 10:14 PM, Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre wrote:
> sudo efibootmgr -v


** Attachment added: "efibmgr.txt"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805490/+attachment/5238465/+files/efibmgr.txt

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  Block device required."

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[Bug 1798183] [NEW] package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.7+2.02-2ubuntu8.6 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit stat

[Fr. Larry Gearhart]

Public bug reported:

Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93.7+2.02-2ubuntu8.6) ...
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Could not delete variable: Invalid argument
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device 
required.
dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
 installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess 
returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of shim-signed:
 shim-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64-signed; however:
  Package grub-efi-amd64-signed is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup 
error from a previous failure.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 grub-efi-amd64-signed
 shim-signed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.7+2.02-2ubuntu8.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 16 15:01:53 2018
ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script 
subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-05 (771 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 
3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 
2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: grub2-signed
Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.7+2.02-2ubuntu8.6 failed to 
install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation 
script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-09-12 (34 days ago)

** Affects: grub2-signed (Ubuntu)
 Importance: Undecided
 Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package bionic

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93.7+2.02-2ubuntu8.6 failed to
  install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-
  installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

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