A quick test on 3.9.3 (Saucy kernel on Raring) shows the problem hasn't been fixed there, either. When trying to add a variable, the following appears in /var/log/syslog:
efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8000000000000009 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1173423/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs