Bug#716927: grub-efi-amd64: grub-efi doesn't support HFS+ EFI partitions

[Mike Hommey]

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 10:43:19AM +0100, Muammar El Khatib wrote:
> Package: grub-efi-amd64
> Version: 2.02~beta2-7
> Followup-For: Bug #716927
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Now the situation is even worst. With last updated package, grub-install is not
> anymore a script but a binary... So there is no way to change this (at least
> that you recompile the package with the desired change I imagine).
> 
> 
> Isn't there any way to add a conditional to detect the hfsplus the exfat
> partition to continue?.
> 
> This is the error I get:
> 
>  ✘ muammar at ihacku ⮀ ~ ⮀ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>  [sudo] password for muammar:
>  Reading package lists... Done
>  Building dependency tree
>  Reading state information... Done
>  Calculating upgrade... Done
>  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>  1 not fully installed or removed.
>  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>  Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
>  Setting up grub-efi-amd64 (2.02~beta2-7) ...
>  Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
>  grub-install: error: Can't create file: No such file or directory.
>  dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-amd64 (--configure):
>   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>   Errors were encountered while processing:
>    grub-efi-amd64
>    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Actually, it works, but requires the mach_kernel file to be in
/boot/efi/EFI/debian. Once you're past that, all chances are you get an
unbootable system. At least that's the state mine is right now.

Mike