Bug#1130597: systemd-boot-efi 260~rc3 fails to boot via UEFI (hangs), 260~rc2 works

[Bogdan Vasiliev]

Unfortunately, there is no loader output with `log-level debug`. The system
gets stuck at a very early boot stage on the firmware screen. There may be
a problem with the specific firmware.

`bootctl` output is attached for reference.

Bogdan


On Fri, Mar 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM Luca Boccassi <bluca at debian.org> wrote:

> Control: tags -1 moreinfo
> Control: tags -1 unreproducible
>
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:09:04 +0500 Bogdan Vasiliev
> <bogdan.vasiliev at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Package: systemd-boot-efi
> > Version: 260~rc3-1
> > Severity: normal
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: bogdan.vasiliev at gmail.com
> >
> > After upgrading systemd-boot-efi from 260~rc2 to 260~rc3-1 the system
> > stopped booting via UEFI. The bootloader shows no error message and the
> > system hangs during early boot.
> >
> > Restoring the previous systemd-boot binary from a filesystem snapshot
> > immediately fixes the problem:
> >
> > cp /.snapshots/675/snapshot/usr/lib/systemd/boot/efi/systemd-bootx64.efi
> > /boot/efi/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi
> >
> > After restoring the 260~rc2 version the system boots normally again.
>
> Please set:
>
> log-level debug
>
> in /boot/efi/loader/loader.conf and then reboot and try again, and
> report what gets printed
>
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System:
      Firmware: UEFI 2.70 (American Megatrends 5.13)
 Firmware Arch: x64
   Secure Boot: disabled (setup)
  TPM2 Support: yes
  Measured UKI: yes
  Boot into FW: supported

Current Boot Loader:
       Product: systemd-boot 260~rc2-1
     Features: ✓ Boot counting
               ✓ Menu timeout control
               ✓ One-shot menu timeout control
               ✓ Default entry control
               ✓ One-shot entry control
               ✓ Support for XBOOTLDR partition
               ✓ Support for passing random seed to OS
               ✓ Load drop-in drivers
               ✓ Support Type #1 sort-key field
               ✓ Support @saved pseudo-entry
               ✓ Support Type #1 devicetree field
               ✓ Enroll SecureBoot keys
               ✓ Retain SHIM protocols
               ✓ Menu can be disabled
               ✓ Multi-Profile UKIs are supported
               ✓ Loader reports network boot URL
               ✓ Support Type #1 uki field
               ✓ Support Type #1 uki-url field
               ✓ Loader reports active TPM2 PCR banks
     Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975
        Loader: └─/boot/efi//EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
 Current Entry: 545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi

Current Stub:
      Product: systemd-stub 260~rc3-1
     Features: ✓ Stub reports loader partition information
               ✓ Stub reports stub partition information
               ✓ Stub reports network boot URL
               ✓ Picks up credentials from boot partition
               ✓ Picks up system extension images from boot partition
               ✓ Picks up configuration extension images from boot partition
               ✓ Measures kernel+command line+sysexts
               ✓ Support for passing random seed to OS
               ✓ Pick up .cmdline from addons
               ✓ Pick up .cmdline from SMBIOS Type 11
               ✓ Pick up .dtb from addons
               ✓ Stub understands profile selector
    Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975
         Stub: └─/EFI/Linux/545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi

Random Seed:
 System Token: set
       Exists: yes

Available Boot Loaders on ESP:
          ESP: /boot/efi (/dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975)
         File: ├─/boot/efi//EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi (systemd-boot 260~rc3-1)
               ├─/boot/efi//EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.efi (systemd-boot 260~rc3-1)
               └─/boot/efi//EFI/BOOT/fbx64.efi

Boot Loaders Listed in EFI Variables:
        Title: UEFI OS
           ID: 0x0003
       Status: active, boot-order
    Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975
         File: └─/boot/efi//EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI

        Title: Linux Boot Manager
           ID: 0x0000
       Status: active, boot-order
    Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975
         File: └─/boot/efi//EFI/SYSTEMD/SYSTEMD-BOOTX64.EFI

Boot Loader Entry Locations:
          ESP: /boot/efi (/dev/disk/by-partuuid/f8643cea-c0e3-4456-8ee8-c18734eb3975, $BOOT)
       config: /boot/efi//loader/loader.conf
        token: 545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b

Default Boot Loader Entry:
         type: Boot Loader Specification Type #2 (UKI, .efi)
        title: Debian GNU/Linux forky/sid (545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi)
           id: 545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi
       source: /boot/efi//EFI/Linux/545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi (on the EFI System Partition)
     sort-key: debian
        linux: /boot/efi//EFI/Linux/545b3e702aa04341a7b1e3929e75049b-6.19.6+deb14-amd64.efi
      profile: 0
      options: <skip>