[Bug 1242417] Re: UEFI install broken when GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR!=Ubuntu (e.g. Kubuntu/UbuntuStudio)

Tue Oct 22 18:43:16 UTC 2013

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Title:
  UEFI install broken when GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR!=Ubuntu (e.g.
  Kubuntu/UbuntuStudio)

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “kubuntu-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntustudio-default-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “grub2” source package in Saucy:
  New
Status in “kubuntu-settings” source package in Saucy:
  New
Status in “ubuntustudio-default-settings” source package in Saucy:
  New
Status in “grub2” source package in Trusty:
  In Progress
Status in “kubuntu-settings” source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntustudio-default-settings” source package in Trusty:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact] 
  TBD

  [Test Case]
  --General: Verfiy UEFI bootmanager Entries--
  If one has access to a UEFI shell that should be used to confirm UEFI bootmanager entries. When in need for a shell binary one can use [1] and place it as /boot/efi/shellx64.efi. Please note that unsigned shells will not work while SecureBoot is active.

  To print the image table use:
  bcfg boot dump

  Output should contain an entry with
     Desc    - kubuntu
  and DevPath should contain \EFI\ubuntu (not \EFI\kubuntu)

  If a shellx64.efi cannot be used use the command line tool efibootmgr instead:
  * sudo efibootmgr -v

  One of the entires should again be called kubuntu and contain \EFI\ubuntu in the File defintion. For example:
  Boot0002* kubuntu       HD(1,800,96000,e3e31484-1b57-40b2-a4b0-942debc6bea9)File(\EFI\ubuntu\grubx64.efi)

  --Upgrade Test Case--
  * Deactivate SecureBoot in BIOS
  * Boot
  * Verfiy UEFI bootmanager Entries (see above; should be broken and point to \EFI\kubuntu)
  * Make sure there is no EFI/ubuntu present on your EFI partition (mv /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu-bak)
  * sudo apt-get update
  * sudo apt-get install grub2-common grub-efi-amd64 grub-eif-amd64-signed
  * Verfiy UEFI bootmanager Entries (see above)
  * Verify that /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu exists (again)
  * Reboot and boot into the 'kubuntu' entry.
  * Shutdown
  * Activate SecureBoot in BIOS
  * Boot

  --Installation Test Case--
  * Deactivate SecureBoot in BIOS
  * Boot 13.10 ISO
  * When doing a completely clean install:
  * Delete all paritions using gparted or partitionmanager
  * When NOT doing a completely clean install:
  ** Find your EFI partition (will be a rather small FAT partition); usually /dev/sda1 or sda2
  ** sudo mount /dev/$DEVICE /mnt
  ** Make sure there is no EFI/ubuntu present (mv /mnt/EFI/ubuntu /mnt/EFI/ubuntu-bak)
  ** sudo umount /mnt
  * Ensure there are no 'kubuntu' UEFI boot manager entires
  ** sudo efibootmgr -v  |grep kubuntu 
  ** If there is one, delete it first
  ** sudo efibootmgr -b $NUMBER_PRECEDING_THE_NAME_IN_THE_DUMP -B
  ** Confirm .... sudo efibootmgr -v  |grep kubuntu 
  * Ensure there is an active internet connection
  * Install
  * Verfiy UEFI bootmanager Entries (see above)
  * Reboot and boot into the 'kubuntu' entry.
  * Shutdown
  * Activate SecureBoot in BIOS
  * Boot

  [Regression Potential]
  TBD

  [1]
  http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tianocore/index.php?title=UEFI_Shell

  -------------- original report

  Kubuntu 13.10 is broken for UEFI installs. You will just get the grub2
  cli after reinstall..

  Its a really stupid bug - with a really easy fix - you just need to
  copy the kubuntu folder in the efi directory to ubuntu.

  i.e

  sudo cp -rv /boot/efi/EFI/kubuntu /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu

  Will 'fix' it.

  It looks like its effecting various people

  i.e - randomly found this.

  http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?63589-13-10-64Bit-Beta1
  -UEFI-GRUB-Not-Working-After-Install

  To fix this surely the 13.10 .iso will have to be rebuilt?

  This is a Kubuntu speficic bug - Ubuntu 13.10 is fine.

  ------------------------
  1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu

  13.10 - kubuntu

  2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
  pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  $ dpkg -l |grep grub

  ii  grub-common                           2.00-19ubuntu2                      amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader (common files)
  ii  grub-efi-amd64                        2.00-19ubuntu2                      amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version)
  ii  grub-efi-amd64-bin                    2.00-19ubuntu2                      amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 binaries)
  ii  grub-efi-amd64-signed                 1.22+2.00-19ubuntu2                 amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version, signed)
  ii  grub2-common                          2.00-19ubuntu2                      amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader (common files for version 2)

  3) What you expected to happen

  The install to work

  4) What happened instead

  Install not able to boot - just grub2 cli - had to manually copy the
  efi directory to 'ubuntu' to 'fix' it

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.00-19ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct 20 20:00:54 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-20 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: grub2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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