Bug#984760: grub-efi-amd64: upgrade works, boot fails (error: symbol `grub_is_lockdown` not found)

Eddy Petrișor eddy.petrisor at gmail.com
Mon Sep 6 08:00:42 BST 2021


package grub-efi-amd64
found 984760 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4
thanks

 Hello,

I also had this issue when upgrading from stretch to buster.
For me the BIOS allowed be to select the EFI image to boot, so I was
able to boot into the system that way, then the fix was to:

1) run again update-grub2 and
2) dpkg-reconfigure -plow grub-efi-amd64

After this the old FreeDOS images (HP diagnostics and FreeDOS) I have
were no longer booting via grub, but I kept them just in case and I
still can boot them via direct EFI image selection from BIOS.

Some info on my system:


eddy at aptonia:~ $ ll /dev/disk/by-id/
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44 dm-name-nmve-home -> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44 dm-name-nmve-lvcrypt -> ../../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44 dm-name-nmve-root -> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44 dm-name-nmve-swap -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
dm-uuid-LVM-dszzt4JF4qOrlcZdVIM8pF8M4cwQBR3TCeJFI4DcmZKcD7dPi6cIdHpueQNgBHPY
-> ../../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
dm-uuid-LVM-dszzt4JF4qOrlcZdVIM8pF8M4cwQBR3TgemRtgdFDbSpUbPwRC2XuZlz0qd2TAe6
-> ../../dm-1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
dm-uuid-LVM-dszzt4JF4qOrlcZdVIM8pF8M4cwQBR3Thu3VxxfPFVJ2y1xVoBWopwxAdqh3RMNv
-> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
dm-uuid-LVM-dszzt4JF4qOrlcZdVIM8pF8M4cwQBR3TLNIBeUak8X026nSToUE5QcrOpTfiuJfM
-> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44
lvm-pv-uuid-ZkjWrn-o4q3-wkB8-kvLh-k0L1-jRsM-9Wj11m -> ../../nvme0n1p5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 sep  2 14:44 nvme-eui.ace42e008509e89f ->
../../nvme0n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 nvme-eui.ace42e008509e89f-part1
-> ../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 nvme-eui.ace42e008509e89f-part2
-> ../../nvme0n1p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 nvme-eui.ace42e008509e89f-part3
-> ../../nvme0n1p3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 nvme-eui.ace42e008509e89f-part5
-> ../../nvme0n1p5
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 sep  2 14:44
nvme-SK_hynix_BC501_HFM256GDJTNG-8310A_NJ8CN75131210CU3L ->
../../nvme0n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44
nvme-SK_hynix_BC501_HFM256GDJTNG-8310A_NJ8CN75131210CU3L-part1 ->
../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44
nvme-SK_hynix_BC501_HFM256GDJTNG-8310A_NJ8CN75131210CU3L-part2 ->
../../nvme0n1p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44
nvme-SK_hynix_BC501_HFM256GDJTNG-8310A_NJ8CN75131210CU3L-part3 ->
../../nvme0n1p3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44
nvme-SK_hynix_BC501_HFM256GDJTNG-8310A_NJ8CN75131210CU3L-part5 ->
../../nvme0n1p5
eddy at aptonia:~ $ ll /dev/disk/by-uuid/
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
2615ddb7-eab6-428c-9291-c3245b41c1f3 -> ../../dm-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 2C53-59FF -> ../../nvme0n1p2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7 -> ../../dm-0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
61f9b8c2-bc4d-46e4-8a2c-b1e443a54f48 -> ../../dm-3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 sep  2 14:44 6A53-125B -> ../../nvme0n1p1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 sep  2 14:44
714a3bfa-0c2e-4bb1-a800-407ed7bf0556 -> ../../dm-1
eddy at aptonia:~ $ cat /proc/mdstat
cat: /proc/mdstat: No such file or directory
eddy at aptonia:~ $ dpkg -l | grep grub-efi-amd64
ii  grub-efi-amd64                        2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4
           amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64
version)
ii  grub-efi-amd64-bin                    2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4
           amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64
modules)
ii  grub-efi-amd64-signed                 1+2.02+dfsg1+20+deb10u4
           amd64        GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (amd64
UEFI signed by Debian)

eddy at aptonia:~ $ cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  set have_grubenv=true
  load_env
fi
if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then
   set default="${next_entry}"
   set next_entry=
   save_env next_entry
   set boot_once=true
else
   set default="0"
fi

if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then
  menuentry_id_option="--id"
else
  menuentry_id_option=""
fi

export menuentry_id_option

if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}
function load_video {
  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then
    insmod all_video
  else
    insmod efi_gop
    insmod efi_uga
    insmod ieee1275_fb
    insmod vbe
    insmod vga
    insmod video_bochs
    insmod video_cirrus
  fi
}

if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_msdos
insmod lvm
insmod ext2
set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
fi
    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"
fi

if loadfont $font ; then
  set gfxmode=auto
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale
  set lang=ro_RO
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=30
else
  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then
    set timeout_style=menu
    set timeout=5
  # Fallback normal timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is
  # unavailable.
  else
    set timeout=5
  fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
insmod part_msdos
insmod lvm
insmod ext2
set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
fi
insmod png
if background_image
/usr/share/desktop-base/futureprototype-theme/grub/grub-16x9.png; then
  set color_normal=white/black
  set color_highlight=black/white
else
  set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
  set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
function gfxmode {
    set gfxpayload="${1}"
}
set linux_gfx_mode=
export linux_gfx_mode
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class
gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-simple-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7' {
    load_video
    insmod gzio
    if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod lvm
    insmod ext2
    set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
    else
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
    fi
    echo    'Loading Linux 5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64 ...'
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro  quiet
    echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-advanced-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7' {
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64'
--class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os
$menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64-advanced-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro  quiet
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
    }
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
(recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class
os $menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64-recovery-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro single
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-0.bpo.8-amd64
    }
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64' --class
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-4.19.0-17-amd64-advanced-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-17-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro  quiet
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-17-amd64
    }
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 (recovery
mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os
$menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-4.19.0-17-amd64-recovery-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.19.0-17-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-17-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro single
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-17-amd64
    }
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.9.0-16-amd64' --class
debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-4.9.0-16-amd64-advanced-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.9.0-16-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-16-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro  quiet
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-16-amd64
    }
    menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.9.0-16-amd64 (recovery
mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os
$menuentry_id_option
'gnulinux-4.9.0-16-amd64-recovery-53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7'
{
        load_video
        insmod gzio
        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
        insmod part_msdos
        insmod lvm
        insmod ext2
        set root='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
--hint='lvmid/dszzt4-JF4q-Orlc-ZdVI-M8pF-8M4c-wQBR3T/LNIBeU-ak8X-026n-SToU-E5Qc-rOpT-fiuJfM'
 53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        else
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root
53ff31db-a553-42be-85ab-720ffcb070a7
        fi
        echo    'Loading Linux 4.9.0-16-amd64 ...'
        linux    /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-16-amd64
root=/dev/mapper/nmve-root ro single
        echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
        initrd    /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-16-amd64
    }
}

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry 'FreeDOS (on /dev/nvme0n1p1)' --class freedos --class os
$menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-6A53-125B' {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod fat
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  6A53-125B
    else
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 6A53-125B
    fi
    parttool ${root} hidden-
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1
}
menuentry 'FreeDOS (on /dev/nvme0n1p2)' --class freedos --class os
$menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-2C53-59FF' {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod fat
    if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  2C53-59FF
    else
      search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 2C53-59FF
    fi
    parttool ${root} hidden-
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
menuentry 'System setup' $menuentry_id_option 'uefi-firmware' {
    fwsetup
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then
  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg
elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###



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