[Bug 1460781] Re: efibootmgr Causes Duplicate Entries In BootOrder

[Shih-Yuan Lee]

The changes of BootOrder after reboot are from the UEFI BIOS
implementation.

** Changed in: efibootmgr (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  efibootmgr Causes Duplicate Entries In BootOrder

Status in efibootmgr package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Before any action:
  $ sudo efibootmgr -v
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013
  Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(1,800,100000,fed90b5c-272a-489a-a751-4d5b2e4eff75)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)..BO
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1a,0)USB(1,0)USB(3,0)SCSI(0,3)HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)..BO

  $ sudo efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sdf -p 1 -l /EFI/BOOT/KeyTool.efi -L "EFI KeyTool"
  $ sudo efibootmgr -v
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0001,0000,0019,0012,0013
  Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(1,800,100000,fed90b5c-272a-489a-a751-4d5b2e4eff75)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
  Boot0001* EFI KeyTool	HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)File(\EFI\BOOT\KeyTool.efi)
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)..BO
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1a,0)USB(1,0)USB(3,0)SCSI(0,3)HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)..BO

  reboot

  $ sudo efibootmgr -v
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0001,0000,0019,0012,0013,0000
  Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(1,800,100000,fed90b5c-272a-489a-a751-4d5b2e4eff75)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
  Boot0001* EFI KeyTool	HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)File(\EFI\BOOT\KeyTool.efi)
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)..BO
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(14,0)USB(7,0)SCSI(0,3)HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)..BO

  $ sudo efibootmgr -O
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  No BootOrder is set; firmware will attempt recovery
  Boot0000* ubuntu
  Boot0001* EFI KeyTool
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100
  $ sudo efibootmgr -o 0,19,12,13,1
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013,0001
  Boot0000* ubuntu
  Boot0001* EFI KeyTool
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100

  reboot

  $ sudo efibootmgr -v
  [sudo] password for nater: 
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013,0001,0000
  Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(1,800,100000,fed90b5c-272a-489a-a751-4d5b2e4eff75)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
  Boot0001* EFI KeyTool	HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)File(\EFI\BOOT\KeyTool.efi)
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)..BO
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(14,0)USB(7,0)SCSI(0,3)HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)..BO
  $ sudo efibootmgr -b 1 -B
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013,0000
  Boot0000* ubuntu
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100
  $ sudo efibootmgr -D
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013
  Boot0000* ubuntu
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100

  reboot

  $ sudo efibootmgr -v
  BootCurrent: 0000
  Timeout: 5 seconds
  BootOrder: 0000,0019,0012,0013
  Boot0000* ubuntu	HD(1,800,100000,fed90b5c-272a-489a-a751-4d5b2e4eff75)File(\EFI\ubuntu\shimx64.efi)
  Boot0012* UEFI: IP4 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)..BO
  Boot0013* UEFI: IP6 Qualcomm Atheros PCIe Network Controller	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,2)PCI(0,0)MAC(MAC(d050996ac8e0,0)030d3c000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000004000000000000000000000000000000000..BO
  Boot0019* UEFI: (FAT) USB2.0 CardReader SD 0100	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(14,0)USB(7,0)SCSI(0,3)HD(1,800,3cc800,0f98b4ff)..BO

  Note how the insertion of the KeyTool entry causes an extra entry in BootOrder AFTER a reboot.
  Neither removing duplicates, deleting bootorder or setting bootorder will fix the issue when a reboot occurs.
  It is only when I remove the added bootentry that the bootorder goes back to normal.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: efibootmgr 0.11.0-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-20.20-generic 3.19.8
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jun  1 13:49:27 2015
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-31 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: efibootmgr
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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