[Bug 1851955] Re: ubuntu 19.10 boot installer failed

[Steve Langasek]

On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 11:40:05PM -0000, Ian Scott wrote:
> I'm at the library at the moment on another notebook but I'll be back in
> an hour or so to try the new idea.  However "And then, could you try
> finishing the configuration of the grub package?"

> Unfortunately I have no idea at all how to do this. Can you provide some
> instructions Steve? I only use computers, mainly for math analysis and
> simulations, but I have very little understanding of what goes on inside
> the OS.

>From a console, you should be able to run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' and
watch it attempt to finish configuration of the grub packages that
previously failed to configure.

> On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 11:50 AM Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at canonical.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > The error message appears to be correct, you have both 2002 and 2003 in
> > your BootOrder but neither is present in your list of boot options.  I
> > don't think this is the cause of the grub failure.  Could you try
> > instead running the command:
> >
> > sudo efibootmgr -o 0000,3000,0001,0002,2001; echo $?
> >
> > and see if that works better?  And then, could you try finishing the
> > configuration of the grub package?
> >
> > Interestingly, I notice that Sri also has a BootOrder variable which
> > references a non-existent boot entry.  So it's possible this is related.
> >
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> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1851955
> >
> > Title:
> >   ubuntu 19.10 boot installer failed
> >
> > Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
> >   New
> > Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
> >   Incomplete
> >
> > Bug description:
> >   Installed on an ENVY notebook, installation afiled at the end with no
> >   bootloader message
> >
> >   ProblemType: Bug
> >   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
> >   Package: ubiquity 19.10.21
> >   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1
> >   Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64
> >   NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
> >   ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
> >   Architecture: amd64
> >   CasperVersion: 1.427
> >   Date: Sun Nov 10 08:32:41 2019
> >   InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd
> > quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
> >   LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
> >   SourcePackage: ubiquity
> >   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> >
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Title:
  ubuntu 19.10 boot installer failed

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in shim-signed package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Installed on an ENVY notebook, installation afiled at the end with no
  bootloader message

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: ubiquity 19.10.21
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-18.19-generic 5.3.1
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.427
  Date: Sun Nov 10 08:32:41 2019
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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