[gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

unikum · 2013-03-11 16:06:00

Hi.
I tried new installation on Acer Aspire V3-771G. I disabled Secure Boot and install base and base-devel.
Then i tried setup bootloader.

My prtition scheme:

Disk /dev/sda: 1465149168 sectors, 698.6 GiB
Logical sector size: 512 bytes
Disk identifier (GUID): D02CAEF9-E70A-434B-9D36-868DECA31BEE
Partition table holds up to 128 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 1465149134
Partitions will be aligned on 2048-sector boundaries
Total free space is 2014 sectors (1007.0 KiB)

Number  Start (sector)    End (sector)  Size       Code  Name
   1            2048         1050623   512.0 MiB   EF00  EFI System
   2         1050624       189794303   90.0 GiB    8300  Linux filesystem
   3       189794304      1465149134   608.1 GiB   8300  Linux filesystem

Mount points

UUID=b07b28e0-19ea-413e-8f84-0bccd44111ea       /               ext4            rw,noatime      0 1
UUID=83241f28-fd07-4966-be3b-dda071d4b341       /mnt/data       ext4            rw,noatime      0 2
UUID=46C0-EE81          /boot   vfat            defaults        0 2

# # blkid 
/dev/sda1: UUID="46C0-EE81" TYPE="vfat" PARTLABEL="EFI System" PARTUUID="29994d52-f3e7-4d47-8c51-464cd6cb2556" 
/dev/sda2: LABEL="root" UUID="b07b28e0-19ea-413e-8f84-0bccd44111ea" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="Linux filesystem" PARTUUID="2a4ffbb9-cd4e-46c5-b1ba-26ebf181658d" 
/dev/sda3: LABEL="data" UUID="83241f28-fd07-4966-be3b-dda071d4b341" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="Linux filesystem" PARTUUID="88219bf2-de08-4865-8e18-6746860f2997" 
/dev/sdb1: LABEL="ARCH_201303" UUID="C060-A733" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="dc140a2a-3703-4159-bdd0-50f9933991ac"

When i tried install install gummiboot:

# /usr/bin/gummiboot install
Copied /usr/lib/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi to /boot/EFI/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi.
Copied /usr/lib/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi to /boot/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI.
Failed to access EFI variables. Is the "efivarfs" filesystem mounted?

Package versions

gummiboot 24-1
linux 3.7.10-1

efivars

# ls -1 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/
A01RestoreFlag-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ACUB-89cb0e8d-393c-4830-bfff-65d9147e8c3b
AEBT-89cb0e8d-393c-4830-bfff-65d9147e8c3b
AcpiGlobalVariable-c020489e-6db2-4ef2-9aa5-ca06fc11d36a
AdministerSecureBoot-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
AuthVarKeyDatabase-515fa686-b06e-4550-9112-382bf1067bfb
BackupPlatformLang-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
Boot0000-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Boot0001-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootCurrent-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootDevice-0a4cd120-ea2d-4aef-a4b0-b0c08cbbdbbe
BootOrder-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
BootPrevious-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
BootPreviousData-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
ConIn-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConInCandidateDev-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
ConInDev-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConOut-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
ConOutCandidateDev-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
ConOutDev-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
Custom-a04a27f4-df00-4d42-b552-39511302113d
CustomSecurity-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
ErrOutDev-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
IrsiInfo-5bce4c83-6a97-444b-63b4-672c014742ff
KEK-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
LegacyDevOrder-a56074db-65fe-45f7-bd21-2d2bdd8e9652
LoaderDeviceIdentifier-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderDevicePartUUID-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderEntrySelected-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderFirmwareInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderFirmwareType-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderImageIdentifier-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderInfo-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderTimeExecUSec-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderTimeInitUSec-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
LoaderTimeMenuUSec-4a67b082-0a4c-41cf-b6c7-440b29bb8c4f
MTC-eb704011-1402-11d3-8e77-00a0c969723b
MeBiosExtensionSetup-1bad711c-d451-4241-b1f3-8537812e0c70
MrcS3RestoreVariable-14ef381c-9721-434e-be09-192ab97e781f
OEM_DGPU_VGA_INFO-d6a53895-acd9-4239-8916-cd6411eea532
OEM_GOP_VGA_INFO-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
OEM_IGPU_VGA_INFO-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
OsIndicationsSupported-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
PK-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
PchInit-e6c2f70a-b604-4877-85ba-deec89e117eb
PchS3Peim-e6c2f70a-b604-4877-85ba-deec89e117eb
PlatformConfigurationVariable-f2f2d9a4-2a67-0361-b349-ada7e588f971
PlatformLang-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
PlatformLangCodes-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
RestoreFactoryDefault-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
S3RestoreDataVariable-14ef381c-9721-434e-be09-192ab97e781f
SaPegData-c4975200-64f1-4fb6-9773-f6a9f89d985e
SaveHddPasswordInfo-a17d3ac5-4897-47b5-9912-21a9697ebdde
SecureBoot-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
SecureBootEnforce-59d1c24f-50f1-401a-b101-f33e0daed443
SecureFlashInfo-382af2bb-ffff-abcd-aaee-cce099338877
Setup-a04a27f4-df00-4d42-b552-39511302113d
SetupMode-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
SignatureSupport-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
SmbiosPolicy-41a3ee4e-6d57-418b-8f8e-c366a5b70c4b
SpdData-70a9c11d-f710-42f8-89c1-bde841dc9b45
SwitchableGraphicsVariable-b2b7c21f-1786-4a64-be69-16cef7647331
Timeout-8be4df61-93ca-11d2-aa0d-00e098032b8c
db-d719b2cb-3d3a-4596-a3bc-dad00e67656f
dbx-d719b2cb-3d3a-4596-a3bc-dad00e67656f
del_var
dump-type0-1-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-10-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-11-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-2-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-3-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-4-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-5-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-6-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-7-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-8-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
dump-type0-9-1363034326-cfc8fc79-be2e-4ddc-97f0-9f98bfe298a0
new_var

I also tried boot with UFEI Shell.

# cp /boot/vmlinuz-linux /boot/efi/EFI/arch/vmlinuz-arch.efi
# cp /boot/initramfs-linux.img /boot/efi/EFI/arch/initramfs-arch.img
# cat /boot/arch.nsh
echo -on
\EFI\arch\vmlinuz-arch.efi root=PARTUUID=2a4ffbb9-cd4e-46c5-b1ba-26ebf181658d ro rootfstype=ext4 add_efi_memmap initrd=\EFI\arch\initramfs-arch.img nomodeset

In the shell:

> fs:
> arch.nsh

and it works. But it's very discomfort.

I also tried manual install gummiboot:

# cp /usr/lib/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi $esp/EFI/gummiboot/gummiboot.efi
# efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -w -L "Gummiboot" -l '\EFI\gummiboot\gummiboot.efi'
# efibootmgr -v
BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,0000
Boot0000* USB HDD: JetFlashTranscend 2GB        ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1d,0)USB(0,0)USB(1,0)HD(1,800,3c2000,dc140a2a-3703-4159-bdd0-50f9933991ac)RC
Boot0001* Gummiboot     HD(1,800,100000,29994d52-f3e7-4d47-8c51-464cd6cb2556)File(\EFI\gummiboot\gummiboot.efi)

# cat /boot/loader/loader.conf 
default arch
timeout 10
# cat /boot/loader/entries/arch.conf 
title        Arch Linux
linux        /vmlinuz-linux
initrd       /initramfs-linux.img
options      root=PARTUUID=2a4ffbb9-cd4e-46c5-b1ba-26ebf181658d ro add_efi_memmap nomodeset pcie_aspm=force

# ls -1R /boot/
/boot/:
EFI
arch.nsh
initramfs-linux-fallback.img
initramfs-linux.img
loader
vmlinuz-linux

/boot/EFI:
BOOT
gummiboot

/boot/EFI/BOOT:
BOOTX64.EFI

/boot/EFI/gummiboot:
gummibootx64.efi

/boot/loader:
entries
loader.conf

/boot/loader/entries:
arch.conf

gummiboot menu appears but system can't boot without any errors.

Last edited by unikum (2013-03-11 16:15:44)

65kid · 2013-03-11 16:17:56

The gummiboot setup tools requires kernel 3.8 which is still in [testing].

unikum · 2013-03-11 16:48:47

Seems it's works. Many thanks:)

mrunion · 2013-03-12 01:26:59

Same laptop I've got! So 3.8 Kernel works? 3.7.9.2 works but 3.7.10.1 does not boot with me. I use rEFInd, but I don't think that matters. Can you install both rEFInd and gummiboot together? (I realize only one can be "actively" used as the boot loader, but can they "coexist"?)

unikum · 2013-03-12 15:34:20

3.8.2 from testing works. I tried only gummiboot.

After update gummiboot, I get following:

Copied /usr/lib/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi to /boot/EFI/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi.
Copied /usr/lib/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi to /boot/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI.
Failed to create EFI Boot variable entry: No such file or directory

Last edited by unikum (2013-03-12 16:46:23)

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#1 2013-03-11 16:06:00

[gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

#2 2013-03-11 16:17:56

Re: [gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

#3 2013-03-11 16:48:47

Re: [gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

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Re: [gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

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Re: [gummiboot] Failed to access EFI variables

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