Public bug reported: Ubuntu messed up grub completely, probably in an update, so one day the harddrive wasn't bootable anymore. I had to use a rescue usb and do another grub-install to get it to boot.
But since then, I can't use apt cause grub-efi-amd64 hangs. This was my interaction: $ sudo apt install inkscape [sudo] password for cjk: E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. $ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up docker-ce (17.12.1~ce-0~ubuntu) ... initctl: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection refused insserv: warning: script 'screen-cleanup' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `screen-cleanup' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `screen-cleanup' initctl: Unable to connect to Upstart: Failed to connect to socket /com/ubuntu/upstart: Connection refused insserv: warning: script 'binfmt-support' missing LSB tags and overrides insserv: Default-Start undefined, assuming empty start runlevel(s) for script `binfmt-support' insserv: Default-Stop undefined, assuming empty stop runlevel(s) for script `binfmt-support' Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.17) ... Installing for x86_64-efi platform. ^Cdpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script was interrupted Setting up libpulse0:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up libpulse0:i386 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of grub-efi-amd64-signed: grub-efi-amd64-signed depends on grub-efi-amd64 (= 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.17); however: Package grub-efi-amd64 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up python-apt (1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Setting up nvidia-common (1:0.4.17.7) ... Setting up python3-distupgrade (1:16.04.24) ... Setting up libpulse-mainloop-glib0:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up libpulse-dev:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up libpulsedsp:amd64 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up pulseaudio-utils (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-core (1:16.04.24) ... Setting up pulseaudio (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up pulseaudio-module-zeroconf (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk (1:16.04.24) ... Setting up pulseaudio-esound-compat (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up pulseaudio-module-x11 (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up pulseaudio-module-bluetooth (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Setting up pulseaudio-module-gconf (1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ... Errors were encountered while processing: grub-efi-amd64 grub-efi-amd64-signed $ sudo apt install inkscape [sudo] password for cjk: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libqmi-glib1 linux-headers-4.4.0-104 linux-headers-4.4.0-104-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-109 linux-headers-4.4.0-109-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-112 linux-headers-4.4.0-112-generic linux-image-4.4.0-104-generic linux-image-4.4.0-109-generic linux-image-4.4.0-112-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-104-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-109-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-112-generic linux-signed-image-4.4.0-104-generic linux-signed-image-4.4.0-109-generic linux-signed-image-4.4.0-112-generic Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: libgnomevfs2-extra libgsl2 libimage-magick-perl libimage-magick-q16-perl libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 libwmf-bin transfig Suggested packages: pstoedit dia | dia-gnome libsvg-perl libxml-xql-perl python-uniconvertor ruby gsl-ref-psdoc | gsl-doc-pdf | gsl-doc-info | gsl-ref-html imagemagick-doc xfig The following NEW packages will be installed: inkscape libgnomevfs2-extra libgsl2 libimage-magick-perl libimage-magick-q16-perl libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 libwmf-bin transfig 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded. 2 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 14.1 MB of archives. After this operation, 91.9 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Get:1 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libgsl2 amd64 2.1+dfsg-2 [840 kB] Get:2 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 amd64 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9 [136 kB] Get:3 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 inkscape amd64 0.91-7ubuntu2 [12.3 MB] Get:4 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libgnomevfs2-extra amd64 1:2.24.4-6.1ubuntu1 [67.3 kB] Get:5 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libimage-magick-q16-perl amd64 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9 [109 kB] Get:6 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libimage-magick-perl all 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9 [62.3 kB] Get:7 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 libwmf-bin amd64 0.2.8.4-10.5ubuntu1 [17.1 kB] Get:8 http://mirrors.nic.funet.fi/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 transfig amd64 1:3.2.5.e-5 [604 kB] Fetched 14.1 MB in 1s (12.4 MB/s) Selecting previously unselected package libgsl2:amd64. (Reading database ... 457703 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libgsl2_2.1+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libgsl2:amd64 (2.1+dfsg-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libmagick++-6.q16-5v5:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libmagick++-6.q16-5v5_8%3a6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libmagick++-6.q16-5v5:amd64 (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9) ... Selecting previously unselected package inkscape. Preparing to unpack .../inkscape_0.91-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking inkscape (0.91-7ubuntu2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libgnomevfs2-extra:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libgnomevfs2-extra_1%3a2.24.4-6.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libgnomevfs2-extra:amd64 (1:2.24.4-6.1ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libimage-magick-q16-perl. Preparing to unpack .../libimage-magick-q16-perl_8%3a6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libimage-magick-q16-perl (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9) ... Selecting previously unselected package libimage-magick-perl. Preparing to unpack .../libimage-magick-perl_8%3a6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9_all.deb ... Unpacking libimage-magick-perl (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9) ... Selecting previously unselected package libwmf-bin. Preparing to unpack .../libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-10.5ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libwmf-bin (0.2.8.4-10.5ubuntu1) ... Selecting previously unselected package transfig. Preparing to unpack .../transfig_1%3a3.2.5.e-5_amd64.deb ... Unpacking transfig (1:3.2.5.e-5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5.1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1) ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ... Processing 2 added doc-base files... Registering documents with scrollkeeper... Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.17) ... Installing for x86_64-efi platform. Progress: [ 51%] [#############################################################.........................................................] And there it hung. This is part of the pstree for the offending process. bash(8087)───sudo(3675)───apt(3683)───dpkg(8740)───frontend(8741 )───grub-efi-amd64.(8751)───grub-install(8848)───efibootmgr(8869) The efibootmgr seems to be unkillable as well. It just adds more of them, though: ─bash(8087)───sudo(3675)───apt(3683)───dpkg(8740)───frontend(8741)───grub-efi-amd64.(8751)───grub-install(8848)─┬─efibootmgr(8869) └─efibootmgr(10799) So how do I go forward with this? ** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754273 Title: grub-efi-amd64 (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.17) gets stuck upon setup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/1754273/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
