[Bug 1769946] [NEW] package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8 fails to install and reboots the system

Tue May 8 16:43:50 UTC 2018

Public bug reported:

System: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Lubuntu)
Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8

1) The system is Lubuntu 18.04. During its install the installer (ubiquity)
rebooted too soon without showing any success message. After reboot a new
record appeared in my rEFInd that contains word "vmlinuz" which boots
Lubuntu just fine.
2) The installer of KDE Neon (around 03.2018) reboots too early in the same vein.
3) After booting into the installed system and trying to `apt install`ing
a new package dpkg asks:
```
dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
```.
4) Running `sudo dpkg --configure -a --debug=100` produces almost no
output and reboots the system.

$ cat stderr.log 
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
$ cat stdout.log 
Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8) ...

5) tail /var/log/dpkg

2018-05-08 20:57:39 startup packages configure
2018-05-08 20:57:39 configure grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8 <none>
2018-05-08 20:57:39 status half-configured grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8

6) A few days before it was producing more output, specifically the
sentence:

"Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device"

7)

$ df -h
Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev            1,5G     0  1,5G   0% /dev
tmpfs           300M  1,3M  299M   1% /run
/dev/sda7        95G  4,0G   86G   5% /
tmpfs           1,5G  6,8M  1,5G   1% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5,0M  4,0K  5,0M   1% /run/lock
tmpfs           1,5G     0  1,5G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sda4        96M   31M   66M  32% /boot/efi
tmpfs           300M   12K  300M   1% /run/user/1000

8) Laptop is Samsung R730 from 2010 (NP-R730-JS05RU), I guess it has EFI, not UEFI.
Support page (RU): http://www.samsung.com/ru/support/model/NP-R730-JS05RU

9) BIOS is the latest 07JD:

$ dmidecode
...
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
	Vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
	Version: 07JD.M027.20100927.KSJ
	Release Date: 09/27/2010
	Address: 0xE4960
	Runtime Size: 112288 bytes
	ROM Size: 2048 kB
	Characteristics:
		ISA is supported
		PCI is supported
		PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
		PNP is supported
		BIOS is upgradeable
		BIOS shadowing is allowed
		ESCD support is available
		Boot from CD is supported
		ACPI is supported
		USB legacy is supported
		AGP is supported
		Smart battery is supported
		BIOS boot specification is supported
		Targeted content distribution is supported
	BIOS Revision: 7.0
...

Please, tell me which commands should I run to gather more information
for you to analyse.

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

** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1769946/+attachment/5136247/+files/dmesg.txt

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Title:
  package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8 fails to install and
  reboots the system

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  System: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Lubuntu)
  Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8

  1) The system is Lubuntu 18.04. During its install the installer (ubiquity)
  rebooted too soon without showing any success message. After reboot a new
  record appeared in my rEFInd that contains word "vmlinuz" which boots
  Lubuntu just fine.
  2) The installer of KDE Neon (around 03.2018) reboots too early in the same vein.
  3) After booting into the installed system and trying to `apt install`ing
  a new package dpkg asks:
  ```
  dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
  ```.
  4) Running `sudo dpkg --configure -a --debug=100` produces almost no
  output and reboots the system.

  $ cat stderr.log 
  Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
  $ cat stdout.log 
  Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8) ...

  5) tail /var/log/dpkg

  2018-05-08 20:57:39 startup packages configure
  2018-05-08 20:57:39 configure grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8 <none>
  2018-05-08 20:57:39 status half-configured grub-efi-amd64-signed:amd64 1.93+2.02-2ubuntu8

  6) A few days before it was producing more output, specifically the
  sentence:

  "Could not prepare Boot variable: No space left on device"

  7)

  $ df -h
  Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
  udev            1,5G     0  1,5G   0% /dev
  tmpfs           300M  1,3M  299M   1% /run
  /dev/sda7        95G  4,0G   86G   5% /
  tmpfs           1,5G  6,8M  1,5G   1% /dev/shm
  tmpfs           5,0M  4,0K  5,0M   1% /run/lock
  tmpfs           1,5G     0  1,5G   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
  /dev/sda4        96M   31M   66M  32% /boot/efi
  tmpfs           300M   12K  300M   1% /run/user/1000

  8) Laptop is Samsung R730 from 2010 (NP-R730-JS05RU), I guess it has EFI, not UEFI.
  Support page (RU): http://www.samsung.com/ru/support/model/NP-R730-JS05RU

  9) BIOS is the latest 07JD:

  $ dmidecode
  ...
  Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
  BIOS Information
  	Vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
  	Version: 07JD.M027.20100927.KSJ
  	Release Date: 09/27/2010
  	Address: 0xE4960
  	Runtime Size: 112288 bytes
  	ROM Size: 2048 kB
  	Characteristics:
  		ISA is supported
  		PCI is supported
  		PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
  		PNP is supported
  		BIOS is upgradeable
  		BIOS shadowing is allowed
  		ESCD support is available
  		Boot from CD is supported
  		ACPI is supported
  		USB legacy is supported
  		AGP is supported
  		Smart battery is supported
  		BIOS boot specification is supported
  		Targeted content distribution is supported
  	BIOS Revision: 7.0
  ...

  Please, tell me which commands should I run to gather more information
  for you to analyse.

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