[Bug 1387654] Re: installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 14.10 kills Boot Manager on ThinkPad W540

[graingert]

I believe Chris installed the old version from 14.04 using a live cd and
chroot. I'm assuming you can pin that package on 14.04 then upgrade. Either
way this is a game breaking bug
On 30 Nov 2014 23:00, "Mojmir Vinkler" <mojmir.vinkler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Same problem on Lenovo ThinkPad E540.
>
> Chris, could you please explain in more detail how did you downgraded
> efibootmgr? I wasn't able to find that version 0.5.4-7ubuntu1.
>
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> Title:
>   installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 14.10 kills Boot Manager on ThinkPad
>   W540
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
>   Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>   When you install or upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 on a Lenovo ThinkPad W540
>   after a reboot the machine prints:
>
>
>   Boot Manager recover from critical error. Some essential variables are
> absent or corrupted and Boot Manager has restored them from default
> configuration. Press Esc to continue or F1 to enter Setup.
>
>   Then restores to default configuration (eg only Windows boots)
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
>   Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
>   Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: wl
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CrashDB: ubuntu
>   CurrentDesktop: Unity
>   Date: Thu Oct 30 13:10:43 2014
>   EcryptfsInUse: Yes
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-27 (3 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
> (20140722.2)
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
>   Symptom: release-upgrade
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-28 (2 days ago)
>   VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
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Title:
  installing or upgrading to Ubuntu 14.10 kills Boot Manager on ThinkPad
  W540

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  When you install or upgrade to Ubuntu 14.10 on a Lenovo ThinkPad W540
  after a reboot the machine prints:

  
  Boot Manager recover from critical error. Some essential variables are absent or corrupted and Boot Manager has restored them from default configuration. Press Esc to continue or F1 to enter Setup.

  Then restores to default configuration (eg only Windows boots)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-23.31-generic 3.16.4
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Oct 30 13:10:43 2014
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-27 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: release-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-10-28 (2 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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