[Bug 1014019] [NEW] grub-efi update causes "Operating system not found"

[Andreas Franek]

Public bug reported:

This bug probably only affects laptops with immature efi implementations.
The uefi-bios of the lenovo x325 has a problem with the efi file structure of grub-efi. After the latest grub-efi update it would not boot but only displayed "Operating system not found". I fixed this by creating an efi startup script on the efi partition, booting from a usb-stick.
I used a startup script as proposed at: http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/installation.html
Called "startup.nsh" containing just one line:
fs0:\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi
I put this directly on the efi partition.

Ubuntu and package info:

lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04

 apt-cache policy grub-efi
grub-efi:
  Installiert: 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
  Kandidat:    1.99-21ubuntu3.1
  Versionstabelle:
 *** 1.99-21ubuntu3.1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.99-21ubuntu3 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: grub-efi 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 16 12:16:35 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  grub-efi update causes "Operating system not found"

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This bug probably only affects laptops with immature efi implementations.
  The uefi-bios of the lenovo x325 has a problem with the efi file structure of grub-efi. After the latest grub-efi update it would not boot but only displayed "Operating system not found". I fixed this by creating an efi startup script on the efi partition, booting from a usb-stick.
  I used a startup script as proposed at: http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/installation.html
  Called "startup.nsh" containing just one line:
  fs0:\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi
  I put this directly on the efi partition.

  Ubuntu and package info:

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  Release:	12.04

   apt-cache policy grub-efi
  grub-efi:
    Installiert: 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
    Kandidat:    1.99-21ubuntu3.1
    Versionstabelle:
   *** 1.99-21ubuntu3.1 0
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.99-21ubuntu3 0
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: grub-efi 1.99-21ubuntu3.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Jun 16 12:16:35 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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