[Bug 2052643] Re: upgrading to 23.10 failed package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Nelson Minar]

Thank you for taking the time to understand my bug report. I tried dpkg-
reconfigure grub-efi-amd64 but it doesn't give me an option to select a
new install device. I get interactive menus for three settings: Linux
command line, Linux default command line, and Update NVRAM variables.
There's nothing about selecting the install device. (Nor do I see one if
I use the editor frontend). See below for an error log after answering
those 3 menu questions, starting with Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-
id/*": No such device

Is there another way to force dpkg to let me select a new install
device?

I also tried dpkg-reconfigure on grub-efi-amd64-signed and on shim-
signed and both just immediately print Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-
id/*": No such device. I'm left wondering if these scripts just don't
have error handling for this case.

BTW I understand now why there's no /dev/disk/by-id/. I'm using VirtIO
disks in the newly virtualized server and that does not produce serial
numbers for the disk devices. Not Debian/Ubuntu's doing really, but I do
need a way to convince the GRUB debconf to reconfigure.


Here's the full error log from dpkg-reconfigure grub-efi-amd64.

Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-id/*": No such device
Failed: grub-install --target=x86_64-efi
WARNING: Bootloader is not properly installed, system may not be bootable
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-39-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-39-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-6.2.0-36-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-6.2.0-36-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-051900-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.19.0-051900-generic
Warning: os-prober will not be executed to detect other bootable partitions.
Systems on them will not be added to the GRUB boot configuration.
Check GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER documentation entry.
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings ...
done
Processing triggers for shim-signed (1.54+15.7-0ubuntu1) ...

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Title:
  upgrading to 23.10 failed package grub-efi-amd64-signed
  1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-
  efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned
  error exit status 1

Status in grub2-signed package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  VM running under Proxmox

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
  Package: grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-39.40-generic 6.2.16
  Uname: Linux 6.2.0-39-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: none
  CloudName: none
  CloudPlatform: none
  CloudSubPlatform: config
  Date: Wed Feb  7 15:16:48 2024
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-efi-amd64-signed:1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4
   Setting up grub-efi-amd64-signed (1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4) ...
   Unknown device "/dev/disk/by-id/*": No such device
   dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64-signed (--configure):
    installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  ErrorMessage: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-08-09 (547 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220421)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.6, python3-minimal, 3.11.4-5
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.6, python-is-python3, 3.11.4-1
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.22.0ubuntu1
   apt  2.7.3
  SourcePackage: grub2-signed
  Title: package grub-efi-amd64-signed 1.197+2.12~rc1-10ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-efi-amd64-signed package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2024-02-07 (0 days ago)

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