Hey Andy, On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 05:57:46AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: >On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 01:35:48AM +0000, Andy Smith wrote: >> Nov 21 01:02:25 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target grub-install >> --force-extra-removable --force "dummy" >> Nov 21 01:02:25 grub-installer: Installing for x86_64-efi platform. >> Nov 21 01:02:25 grub-installer: grub-install: warning: vars_get_variable: >> open(/sys/firmware/efi/vars/blk0-47c7b225-c42a-11d2-8e57-00a0c969723b/raw_var, >> O_RDONLY) failed: No such file or directory. > >I think the problem is in libefiboot and is fixed here: > > https://github.com/rhboot/efivar/pull/139 > >It being the parsing of /sys/dev/block links - it seems to choke on >/sys/dev/block/259:1 -> >../../devices/virtual/nvme-subsystem/nvme-subsys0/nvme0n1 for me. > >libefiboot1 37-6 from sid has this fix; 37-2 from buster and 37-5 >from bullseye do not. > >After installing the 37-6 .deb: > ># grub-install /dev/nvme0n1 >Installing for x86_64-efi platform. >Installation finished. No error reported. > >What is the correct procedure for getting this fix backported so >that the next buster point release can be properly installed on such >hardware?
Thanks for digging into this! The best way forward is to open a severity:important bug against the libefiboot1 package here. Could you do that please? I'll prep a stable update with that fix backported, and ask the release team for approval. That should be an easy thing to get here, looking at the code changes. We have a few days before the window closes for uploads for the next Buster point release, so it should be possible. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "I can't ever sleep on planes ... call it irrational if you like, but I'm afraid I'll miss my stop" -- Vivek Das Mohapatra
