[Bug 1169820] [NEW] Adding an NVRAM variable entry fails with status=8000000000000009

[Steve Riley]

Public bug reported:

I have noticed this problem with all kernels in the 3.8 series. Any
attempts to add a new NVRAM variable fails. The error in syslog is:

| kernel: [41072.889984] efivars: set_variable() failed:
status=8000000000000009


The command used to create the variable is:

efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L "Ubuntu" -l "\EFI\ubuntu\kernel.efi"
-u "ro root=/dev/sda2 initrd=\EFI\ubuntu\initrd.img"


My EFI partition is /dev/sda1, formatted FAT-32. My root partition is /dev/sda2, formatted EXT4.

If I boot with some sort of Debian-based live USB containing an older
kernel, I can create NVRAM variables without any problem. This may be an
upstream bug, as I noticed the same problem on an Arch build I was
setting up a few days ago.

I'm seeing it on two separate, but similar, laptops: a Lenovo Thinkpad
T520 and a Thinkpad X1.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: efibootmgr 0.5.4-2ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 3.8.6-030806-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 16 21:12:07 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-16 (212 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120916)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: efibootmgr
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: efibootmgr (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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Title:
  Adding an NVRAM variable entry fails with status=8000000000000009

Status in “efibootmgr” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have noticed this problem with all kernels in the 3.8 series. Any
  attempts to add a new NVRAM variable fails. The error in syslog is:

  | kernel: [41072.889984] efivars: set_variable() failed:
  status=8000000000000009

  
  The command used to create the variable is:

  efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L "Ubuntu" -l "\EFI\ubuntu\kernel.efi"
  -u "ro root=/dev/sda2 initrd=\EFI\ubuntu\initrd.img"

  
  My EFI partition is /dev/sda1, formatted FAT-32. My root partition is /dev/sda2, formatted EXT4.

  If I boot with some sort of Debian-based live USB containing an older
  kernel, I can create NVRAM variables without any problem. This may be
  an upstream bug, as I noticed the same problem on an Arch build I was
  setting up a few days ago.

  I'm seeing it on two separate, but similar, laptops: a Lenovo Thinkpad
  T520 and a Thinkpad X1.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: efibootmgr 0.5.4-2ubuntu2
  Uname: Linux 3.8.6-030806-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 16 21:12:07 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-16 (212 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120916)
  MarkForUpload: True
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: efibootmgr
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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