[Bug 1685868] [NEW] GRUB package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Allan Radcliffe]

Public bug reported:

Recent upgrade of hardware to 8 core AMD from i5- so architecture went from IBM1156 motherboard to AMD AM3+.
The old sys worked by me  selecting at boot which I wanted to boot (either Win7x64) or Linux (Ubuntu 16.11. So the new board wanted Windows to load drivers, but I want Linux to be the boss. So it has errors now, I think it's due to GRUB config. I would like Ubuntu to be on my SSD too, as there are two SSD's and two older USB drives. My old system started to squeal horribly, changed video card, etc. but after complete disassembly and all it still squealed. Replacing capacitors in PS did not help. Gave up and bought current sys. Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, 8GB 1333, AMD 8350 Wraith, and at 70 years young should have introduced the CPU/MB to the SSD's one at a time, then the other spinning drives. Just need help to clean up the GRUB issue.
Thank you all for your help!
Allan Radcliffe

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
.proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: 0
.sys.firmware.efi.efivars.MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23'
.sys.firmware.efi.efivars.SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c'
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
BootEFIContents:
 fw
 fwupx64.efi
Date: Mon Apr 24 09:37:58 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:shim-signed:1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
 Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
 grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
 dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt  1.4
SourcePackage: shim-signed
Title: package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-24 (0 days ago)

** Affects: shim-signed (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check zesty

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Title:
  GRUB package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed
  to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
  returned error exit status 1

Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Recent upgrade of hardware to 8 core AMD from i5- so architecture went from IBM1156 motherboard to AMD AM3+.
  The old sys worked by me  selecting at boot which I wanted to boot (either Win7x64) or Linux (Ubuntu 16.11. So the new board wanted Windows to load drivers, but I want Linux to be the boss. So it has errors now, I think it's due to GRUB config. I would like Ubuntu to be on my SSD too, as there are two SSD's and two older USB drives. My old system started to squeal horribly, changed video card, etc. but after complete disassembly and all it still squealed. Replacing capacitors in PS did not help. Gave up and bought current sys. Asus M5A97 LE R2.0, 8GB 1333, AMD 8350 Wraith, and at 70 years young should have introduced the CPU/MB to the SSD's one at a time, then the other spinning drives. Just need help to clean up the GRUB issue.
  Thank you all for your help!
  Allan Radcliffe

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
  .proc.sys.kernel.moksbstate_disabled: 0
  .sys.firmware.efi.efivars.MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/MokSBStateRT-605dab50-e046-4300-abb6-3dd810dd8b23'
  .sys.firmware.efi.efivars.SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/efi/efivars/SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c'
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  BootEFIContents:
   fw
   fwupx64.efi
  Date: Mon Apr 24 09:37:58 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:shim-signed:1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1
   Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
   grub-install: error: cannot find EFI directory.
   dpkg: error processing package shim-signed (--configure):
    subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  EFIBootMgr: Error: command ['efibootmgr', '-v'] failed with exit code 2: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: shim-signed
  Title: package shim-signed 1.28+0.9+1474479173.6c180c6-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-24 (0 days ago)

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