Bug 31403

Created attachment 13645 [details]
journal from install

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System:
  Kernel: 6.0.7-desktop-1.mga9 arch: i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.1
    Desktop: LXDE v: 0.10.1 info: lxpanel wm: Openbox v: 3.6.1 vt: 1 dm: LXDM
    Distro: Mageia 9
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: ASUSTeK product: T100TA v: 1.0
    serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: ASUSTeK model: T100TA v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: T100TA.307 date: 05/09/2014
Battery:
  ID-1: BATC charge: 72.7 Wh (83.7%) condition: 86.9/30.6 Wh (283.7%)
    volts: 4.0 min: 3.8 model: Intel SR 1 SR Real Battery type: Li-ion
    serial: <filter> status: discharging cycles: 90
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Atom Z3740 bits: 64 type: MCP
    smt: <unsupported> arch: Silvermont rev: 3 cache: L1: 224 KiB L2: 2 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 896 high: 1866 min/max: 533/1866 cores: 1: 653 2: 1866
    3: 533 4: 533 bogomips: 10666
  Flags: ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Message: Required tool lspci not installed. Check --recommends
  Display: x11 server: X.org v: 1.21.1.6 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.7 driver: X:
    loaded: intel,v4l dri: i965 gpu: N/A display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1368x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
    s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
  Monitor-1: DSI1 res: 1368x768 hz: 60 dpi: 151 size: 230x130mm (9.06x5.12")
    diag: 264mm (10.4") modes: N/A
  API: OpenGL v: 4.2 Mesa 22.3.2 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BYT)
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Message: No device data found.
  Sound API: ALSA v: k6.0.7-desktop-1.mga9 running: yes
  Sound Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.21 running: no
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 16.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.63 running: no
Network:
  Message: Required tool lspci not installed. Check --recommends
  IF-ID-1: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 87.04 GiB used: 37.31 GiB (42.9%)
  ID-1: /dev/mmcblk1 vendor: SK Hynix model: HCG8e size: 58.25 GiB type: SSD
    serial: <filter> rev: 0x6 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/mmcblk2 model: SL32G size: 28.79 GiB type: SSD serial: <filter>
    scheme: MBR
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 12.62 GiB used: 3.64 GiB (28.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/mmcblk1p5
  ID-2: /home size: 12.96 GiB used: 165.9 MiB (1.3%) fs: ext4
    dev: /dev/mmcblk1p7
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 2.14 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    dev: /dev/mmcblk1p6
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 33.0 C mobo: N/A
  Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Info:
  Processes: 201 Uptime: 1m wakeups: 1 Memory: 1.74 GiB
  used: 842.7 MiB (47.2%) Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5)
  default: runlevel5 Compilers: gcc: N/A Packages: pm: rpm pkgs: N/A
  note: see --rpm Shell: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: lxterminal inxi: 3.3.24
[work@localhost ~]$

lspcidrake -v
lpc_ich         : Intel Corporation|Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Power Control Unit [BRIDGE_ISA] (vendor:8086 device:0f1c subv:1043 subd:14ed) (rev: 09)
xhci_pci        : Intel Corporation|Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx, Celeron N2000 Series USB xHCI [SERIAL_USB] (vendor:8086 device:0f35 subv:1043 subd:14ed) (rev: 09)
Card:Intel 810 and later: Intel Corporation|Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display [DISPLAY_VGA] (vendor:8086 device:0f31 subv:1043 subd:14ed) (rev: 09)
mei_txe         : Intel Corporation|Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Trusted Execution Engine [CRYPT_OTHER] (vendor:8086 device:0f18 subv:1043 subd:14ed) (rev: 09)
unknown         : Intel Corporation|Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series SoC Transaction Register [BRIDGE_HOST] (vendor:8086 device:0f00 subv:1043 subd:14ed) (rev: 09)
hub             : Linux 6.0.7-desktop-1.mga9 xhci-hcd|xHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0002)
usbhid          : ASUSTek COMPUTER INC.|ASUS Base Station(T100) [Human Interface Device|Boot Interface Subclass|Keyboard] (vendor:0b05 device:17e0)
hub             : Linux 6.0.7-desktop-1.mga9 xhci-hcd|xHCI Host Controller [Hub|Unused|Full speed (or root) hub] (vendor:1d6b device:0003)
hid_generic     : ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. ASUS Base Station(T100)
hid_generic     : ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. ASUS Base Station(T100)
hid_generic     : ATML1000:00 03EB:8C0D
hid_generic     : ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. ASUS Base Station(T100)

I have reproduced this on my Asus X205TA, which has a similar Intel Atom (Bay Trail) CPU and 32-bit UEFI BIOS. What is happening is that efibootmgr fails on the first time it tries to create or delete an entry in the EFI NVRAM after the system is booted. If you repeat exactly the same command, it works. I have reproduced this in an installed system, both using drakboot and running efibootmgr manually.

The odd thing is that the classical installer does not exhibit this fault. The only significant difference I can see is that with the Live system and the installed system, systemd automatically mounts the efivarfs filesystem that provides access to the EFI NVRAM. systemd isn't used when running the classical installer.

By using kernels from the Mageia 8 Backports media, I have established this is a regression that appeared somewhere between the 5.17.11 and 5.18.3 kernels.

I used qemu to emulate a 32-bit EFI system, but that didn't exhibit this fault. So it may only affect the Asus 32-bit EFI BIOS. I haven't seen it on any 64-bit EFI system.

It also occurs when using the 64-bit Live ISO (i.e. with a mixed 32-bit EFI / 64-bit Linux system).

The workaround is to run draklive-install or drakboot a second time.

CC: (none) => mageia
Source RPM: (none) => kernel
Summary: install fails with *grub2-install failed: Installing for i386-efi platform* => draklive-install and drakboot fail with *grub2-install failed: Installing for i386-efi platform* on some 32-bit EFI systems due to failed write to EFI NVRAM

As tmb requested on qa-discuss ML, I retested with kernel-desktop586-6.1.6-1.mga9.i586 and also with kernel-linus-6.1.6-1.mga9.i586. This bug is still present.

Assignee: bugsquad => kernel

install failed from Mageia-9-beta1-Live-XFCE-i586.iso, (rdn4):

the "draklive-install" program has crashed with the following error:
as per comment #1 


kernel:

uname -a
Linux localhost 6.1.6-desktop586-1.mga9 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Jan 14 18:18:27 UTC 2023 i686 GNU/Linux

install failed from Mageia-9-beta1-Live-XFCE-i586.iso, (Rnd6):


The "draklive-install" program has crashed with the following error:

  grub2-install failed: Installing for i386-efi platform.
  Could not delete variable: Invalid argument
  grub2-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Block device required.
  	...propagated at /usr/lib/libDrakX/any.pm line 278.
  Perl's trace:
  drakbug::bug_handler() called from /usr/lib/libDrakX/any.pm:278
  any::installBootloader() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:426
  main::setup_bootloader() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:124
  main::install_live() called from /usr/sbin/draklive-install:87

Used theme: Adwaita

hardware: Asus T100TA  32bit UEFI

hardware: Asus T100TA  32bit UEFI.

ISO: (Mageia-9-beta2-Live-Xfce-i586
DATE.txt: Wed Mar 29 08:13:42 PM CEST 2023)

popup again saying bootloader failed.

how-ever, bootloader install was successful.
I went with bootloader defaults. 
I only ran the installer once, did not try to repeat the install after popup appeared.

reboot was successful to desktop presentation.

installs of :

ISO:  Mageia-9-beta2-i586.iso
DATE: Wed Apr 19 05:48:42 PM CEST 2023

and

ISO: Mageia-9-beta2-Live-Xfce-i586
DATE: Wed Apr 19 01:41:39 PM CEST 2023

onto hardware: Asus T100TA  32bit UEFI.

both installs completed without issue.

Install from

ISO:  Mageia-9-beta2-i586.iso
DATE: Wed Apr 19 05:48:42 PM CEST 2023

onto Asus X205TA also completed without error. So I think this can be closed as fixed once the errata has been updated.

(In reply to Martin Whitaker from comment #10)
> I think this can be closed
> as fixed once the errata has been updated.

Do you mean
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_9_Errata#Crash_at_end_of_install ?

Should that section be completely deleted?

The bug has returned with kernel-desktop586-6.4.9-4.mga9.i586 in the final Mageia 9 release. Also seen when using the 64-bit ISO on the same hardware.