[Bug 1796260] [NEW] UEFI installation alongside BIOS installation: System fails to boot with cannot find a valid boot entry

Fri Oct 5 09:50:01 UTC 2018

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu Cos;ic Desktop 20191005

Test Case:
1. Boot in BIOS mode and install on entire disk
=> Verify that the system boots
2. Boot in UEFI and perform a new installation alongside previous one
=> Verify that you can boot to the new system

Actual result
It fails immediately on boot with a message from the uefi firmware like "Cannot find a valid boot entry" (its very brief because the system reboots immediately in a loop)

Log files of the UEFI installation attached.

The EFI partition is created and its content is:
.
./EFI
./EFI/ubuntu
./EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
./EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi
./EFI/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
./EFI/ubuntu/BOOTX64.CSV
./EFI/ubuntu/grub.cfg
./EFI/BOOT
./EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
./EFI/BOOT/fbx64.efi

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: ubiquity 18.10.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-8.9-generic 4.18.7
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.396
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Oct  5 09:40:31 2018
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20181005)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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

** Tags: amd64 apport-bug cosmic rls-cc-incoming ubuntu

** Attachment added: "uefi.logs.tgz"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1796260/+attachment/5197487/+files/uefi.logs.tgz

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Title:
  UEFI installation alongside BIOS installation: System fails to boot
  with cannot find a valid boot entry

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Cos;ic Desktop 20191005

  Test Case:
  1. Boot in BIOS mode and install on entire disk
  => Verify that the system boots
  2. Boot in UEFI and perform a new installation alongside previous one
  => Verify that you can boot to the new system

  Actual result
  It fails immediately on boot with a message from the uefi firmware like "Cannot find a valid boot entry" (its very brief because the system reboots immediately in a loop)

  Log files of the UEFI installation attached.

  The EFI partition is created and its content is:
  .
  ./EFI
  ./EFI/ubuntu
  ./EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi
  ./EFI/ubuntu/shimx64.efi
  ./EFI/ubuntu/mmx64.efi
  ./EFI/ubuntu/BOOTX64.CSV
  ./EFI/ubuntu/grub.cfg
  ./EFI/BOOT
  ./EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
  ./EFI/BOOT/fbx64.efi

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
  Package: ubiquity 18.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-8.9-generic 4.18.7
  Uname: Linux 4.18.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu11
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.396
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Oct  5 09:40:31 2018
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Beta amd64 (20181005)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=C.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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