Hi, I seem to have hit this same bug with linux-image-generic-lts-raring 3.8.0-30.44~precise1 in Precise. Was this fix applied in the 3.8 kernel in the Raring stack in 12.04.3LTS ?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1173423 Title: Kernel fails to update EFI vars, rendering system unbootable [P8P67 PRO REV 3.1, BIOS 1904 08/15/2011] Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Raring: Fix Committed Status in “linux” source package in Saucy: Fix Released Bug description: After an upgrade, my system failed to boot. Fortunately I was able to run the EFI shell and manually launch grub. From there I discovered that the EFI boot catalog contained no entry for GRUB. It appears there has been a regression in kernels later than 3.8.0-7 that causes it to fail to update the EFI variables. After running grub-install, it reports no errors, yet fails to show the efi boot catalog as it does when it works. Manually running efivars shows the ubuntu entry has been removed. Checking dmesg shows: [ 25.965586] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8000000000000009 [ 25.981816] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8000000000000009 This happens on kernels 3.8.0-{15,19,23} but works correctly in -{6,7}. --- ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: psusi 2310 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: psusi 2310 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 IwConfig: eth1 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-15-generic root=/dev/sda2 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M quiet splash acpi_enforce_resources=lax vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-15.25-generic 3.8.4 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-15-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-15-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.106 RfKill: 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Tags: raring Uname: Linux 3.8.0-15-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-02-13 (73 days ago) UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1904 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P8P67 PRO REV 3.1 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1904:bd08/15/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8P67PROREV3.1:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1173423/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
