This has completely bricked an AMD E-350-based mini PC. I recently installed ubuntu 18.04 server; and 3 updates later, I can't boot the device at all. Not even POST video output. Pulling the CMOS battery didn't help.
The system ran fine for 4+ years running CentOS 7 server. Here's the apt update output: # apt update ... 10 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. # apt upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: grub-common grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin grub-efi-amd64-signed grub2-common libidn11 libunistring2 python3-httplib2 ufw unattended-upgrades 10 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. ... Setting up grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Setting up grub2-common (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Processing triggers for systemd (237-3ubuntu10.19) ... Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Could not delete variable: No space left on device grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required. Failed: grub-install --target=x86_64-efi WARNING: Bootloader is not properly installed, system may not be bootable Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub' Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-47-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-46-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-46-generic done Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93.14+2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error. dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure): installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: grub-efi-amd64-signed E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) During the failed update, I was prompted for a new grub config file. I chose to keep my existing file (the default, believe). Next, I tried: # dpkg-reconfigure grub-efi-amd64-signed /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: grub-efi-amd64-signed is broken or not fully installed root@giraffe:/home/dietmar# apt install grub-efi-amd64-signed Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done grub-efi-amd64-signed is already the newest version (1.93.14+2.02-2ubuntu8.13). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93.14+2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error. 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 processing triggers for shim-signed: shim-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64-signed; however: Package grub-efi-amd64-signed is not configured yet. df showed plenty of free space on all partitions: Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on udev 4035776 0 4035776 0% /dev tmpfs 813184 2336 810848 1% /run /dev/sda2 45876068 4616084 38899872 11% / tmpfs 4065908 0 4065908 0% /dev/shm tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock tmpfs 4065908 0 4065908 0% /sys/fs/cgroup /dev/sda1 523248 6152 517096 2% /boot/efi /dev/sda4 106674880 65120 101147952 1% /home tmpfs 813180 0 813180 0% /run/user/1000 I tried the workaround from Ronan Mooney. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-signed/+bug/1753518/comments/11 That allowed apt to complete without an error; however, it left the system in an unbootable state. # mv ubuntu/ ubuntu.bak # apt install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93.14+2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Setting up shim-signed (1.37~18.04.3+15+1533136590.3beb971-0ubuntu1) ... W: APT had planned for dpkg to do more than it reported back (3 vs 7). Affected packages: grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 # apt install --reinstall grub-common grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-bin grub2-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/3,006 kB of archives. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Preconfiguring packages ... (Reading database ... 107658 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../grub-common_2.02-2ubuntu8.13_amd64.deb ... Unpacking grub-common (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) over (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Preparing to unpack .../grub2-common_2.02-2ubuntu8.13_amd64.deb ... Unpacking grub2-common (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) over (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Preparing to unpack .../grub-efi-amd64_2.02-2ubuntu8.13_amd64.deb ... Unpacking grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) over (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Preparing to unpack .../grub-efi-amd64-bin_2.02-2ubuntu8.13_amd64.deb ... Unpacking grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) over (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-20) ... Processing triggers for install-info (6.5.0.dfsg.1-2) ... Setting up grub-common (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults Processing triggers for systemd (237-3ubuntu10.19) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ... Setting up grub-efi-amd64-bin (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Setting up grub2-common (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02-2ubuntu8.13) ... Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub' Generating grub configuration file ... Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-47-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-47-generic Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-46-generic Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-46-generic done Processing triggers for shim-signed (1.37~18.04.3+15+1533136590.3beb971-0ubuntu1) ... # mv ubuntu.bak ubuntu The system would no longer boot from SATA, and prompted to insert bootable media. I was able to get into the BIOS setup page 1 time following boot. I changed the boot order to boot from removable media first, saved and exited. After that, the system power light comes on, but the system will not POST. I've pulled CMOS and tried again, but the device is completely catatonic and non-responsive. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1753518 Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post- installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2-signed/+bug/1753518/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
