Works here with kernel 3.10-saucy from Ubuntu mainline, installed on Raring.
BEFORE: root@t520:~# efibootmgr BootCurrent: 0019 Timeout: 0 seconds BootOrder: 0019,0006,000C,0007,000A,0008,000D,000E,000F,000B,0009,0011,0012,0010,0013 Boot0000 Setup Boot0001 Boot Menu Boot0002 Diagnostic Splash Screen Boot0003 Startup Interrupt Menu Boot0004 ME Configuration Menu Boot0005 Rescue and Recovery Boot0006* USB CD Boot0007* USB FDD Boot0008* ATAPI CD0 Boot0009 ATA HDD2 Boot000A* ATA HDD0 Boot000B ATA HDD1 Boot000C* USB HDD Boot000D* PCI LAN Boot000E ATAPI CD1 Boot000F ATAPI CD2 Boot0010 Other CD Boot0011 ATA HDD3 Boot0012 ATA HDD4 Boot0013 Other HDD Boot0014* IDER BOOT CDROM Boot0015* IDER BOOT Floppy Boot0016* ATA HDD Boot0017* ATAPI CD: Boot0018* PCI LAN Boot0019* rEFInd Boot Manager BOOTED KERNEL: root@t520:~# uname -a Linux t520 3.10.0-031000-generic #201306301935 SMP Sun Jun 30 23:36:16 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ADD NVRAM ENTRY AND PRINT: root@t520:~# efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l '\EFI\refind\Zrefind_x64.efi' -L 'Z rEFInd Boot Manager' BootCurrent: 0019 Timeout: 0 seconds BootOrder: 001A,0019,0006,000C,0007,000A,0008,000D,000E,000F,000B,0009,0011,0012,0010,0013 Boot0000 Setup Boot0001 Boot Menu Boot0002 Diagnostic Splash Screen Boot0003 Startup Interrupt Menu Boot0004 ME Configuration Menu Boot0005 Rescue and Recovery Boot0006* USB CD Boot0007* USB FDD Boot0008* ATAPI CD0 Boot0009 ATA HDD2 Boot000A* ATA HDD0 Boot000B ATA HDD1 Boot000C* USB HDD Boot000D* PCI LAN Boot000E ATAPI CD1 Boot000F ATAPI CD2 Boot0010 Other CD Boot0011 ATA HDD3 Boot0012 ATA HDD4 Boot0013 Other HDD Boot0014* IDER BOOT CDROM Boot0015* IDER BOOT Floppy Boot0016* ATA HDD Boot0017* ATAPI CD: Boot0018* PCI LAN Boot0019* rEFInd Boot Manager Boot001A* Z rEFInd Boot Manager Nice job. Thanks! -- 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