Bug 26723

Summary:	UEFI install CI .iso fails with: grub2-install failed
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Ben McMonagle <westel>
Component:	Installer	Assignee:	Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
Severity:	major
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:		CVE:
Status comment:
Attachments:	report.bug.xz of install

Description Ben McMonagle 2020-06-03 11:09:00 CEST

Description of problem: installation of either 32 or 64 bit CI.isos  in UEFI mode fails with : 
grub2-install failed:
()
Error: <Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Could not prepare Boot variable: Success
grub2-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error.

by choosing advanced boot option: do not touch the mbr or EFI", installation was able to conclude, but reboot is unsuccessful.

note. using a coreboot ex-chromebook, I was able to successfully edit the system boot menu to enable the usual grub2 menu to be presented, then boot successfully

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:every time


Steps to Reproduce:
1.attempt install on real UEFI h/w
2.wait for notification prompt
3.

Comment 1 Ben McMonagle 2020-06-03 11:09:47 CEST

Created attachment 11676 [details]
report.bug.xz  of install

Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2020-06-03 21:29:13 CEST

Hello Ben
Is this the same machine as for bug 26721? I ask because this:
"grub2-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error"
is the same. Could it be the same reason?
In comment 0:
> reboot is unsuccessful
How does this manifest itself?

> edit the system boot menu to enable the usual grub2 menu to be presented
Which 'system boot menu', edited how?

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 3 Ben McMonagle 2020-06-03 21:48:39 CEST

(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #2)
> Hello Ben
> Is this the same machine as for bug 26721? I ask because this:
> "grub2-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry:
> Input/output error"
> is the same. Could it be the same reason?

likely, but as the installers are different, I thought it best to make a separate report

(Hi Lewis)

Comment 4 Ben McMonagle 2020-06-03 21:51:46 CEST

(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #2)

> In comment 0:
> > reboot is unsuccessful
> How does this manifest itself?


Coreboot device presents a efi shell.

Asus T100TA which is dual boot with winX,  boots straight to windows.
digging into the bios of this  unit does not find a "mageia" entry  to boot to

Comment 5 Ben McMonagle 2020-06-03 22:02:25 CEST

(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #2)

> 
> > edit the system boot menu to enable the usual grub2 menu to be presented
> Which 'system boot menu', edited how?

Coreboot EFI bios allows you to search for any  file on any partition in the device.
if you direct the file tree to the /boot/EFI  directory, you can boot once only directly from the grubx64.efi file. usual grub2  menu is displayed  when you press save and exit.
you are also able to add that file to the UEFI internal boot device menu and shift it to 1st place for permanent booting.
if the system is rebooted now after save and exit, the usual grub2 menu is displayed every boot.

Comment 6 Lewis Smith 2020-06-04 22:20:59 CEST

Thanks for the clarifications.

See also bug 26721 (already sorted) of which this one might be a duplicate. Hence assigning this similarly.

Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud
CC: lewyssmith => (none)

Comment 7 Thierry Vignaud 2020-06-13 21:38:45 CEST

Likely a duplicate

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 26721 ***

Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE
Status: NEW => RESOLVED