Bug 1066640

Summary: BootLoaderError: failed to set new efi boot target
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Taylor Smock <smocktaylor>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: unspecified Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: rawhideCC: anaconda-maint-list, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Unspecified   
Whiteboard: abrt_hash:621f17b27646a41529ebfad28c1bb71c69e58e1bacf545414629b1927c6d5d39
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Description Flags
File: anaconda-tb
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File: anaconda.log
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File: environ
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File: lsblk_output
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File: nmcli_dev_list
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File: os_info
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File: program.log
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File: storage.log
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File: syslog
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File: ifcfg.log
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File: packaging.log none

Description Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:25 UTC
Description of problem:
1) Testing Installation with Fedora non-media install (Rawhide). i.e., kernel + initrd with options set for ip boot.
2) Using gummiboot for booting instead of grub (documentation used grub)
3) Appears that most programs calling efibootmgr fail, but when efibootmgr is called manually to remove a boot entry, it works. Refind install from arch had pretty much the same problem. 
4) May be affected by setting BIOS to non-writeable. Uses Sandy Bridge CPU and does not support Secure Boot.
5) I think that grub installed fine, up to trying to add itself to the EFI boot list.

Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-21.22-1

The following was filed automatically by anaconda:
anaconda 21.22-1 exception report
Traceback (most recent call first):
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1695, in add_efi_boot_target
    raise BootLoaderError("failed to set new efi boot target")
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1700, in install
    self.add_efi_boot_target()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 1719, in write
    self.install()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/bootloader.py", line 2361, in writeBootLoader
    storage.bootloader.write()
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/install.py", line 173, in doInstall
    writeBootLoader(storage, payload, instClass, ksdata)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/threading.py", line 766, in run
    self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/pyanaconda/threads.py", line 226, in run
    threading.Thread.run(self, *args, **kwargs)
BootLoaderError: failed to set new efi boot target

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python  /sbin/anaconda
cmdline_file:   initrd=\\EFI\\fedora\\initrd.img-install stage2=http://mirror.cc.vt.edu/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/x86_64/os/
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
hashmarkername: anaconda
kernel:         3.14.0-0.rc2.git4.1.fc21.x86_64
product:        Fedora
release:        Cannot get release name.
type:           anaconda
version:        rawhide

Potential duplicate: bug 949786

Comment 1 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:29 UTC
Created attachment 864703 [details]
File: anaconda-tb

Comment 2 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:31 UTC
Created attachment 864704 [details]
File: anaconda.log

Comment 3 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:32 UTC
Created attachment 864705 [details]
File: environ

Comment 4 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:36 UTC
Created attachment 864706 [details]
File: lsblk_output

Comment 5 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:39 UTC
Created attachment 864707 [details]
File: nmcli_dev_list

Comment 6 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:41 UTC
Created attachment 864708 [details]
File: os_info

Comment 7 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:42 UTC
Created attachment 864709 [details]
File: program.log

Comment 8 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:48 UTC
Created attachment 864710 [details]
File: storage.log

Comment 9 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:51 UTC
Created attachment 864711 [details]
File: syslog

Comment 10 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:52 UTC
Created attachment 864712 [details]
File: ifcfg.log

Comment 11 Taylor Smock 2014-02-18 19:15:54 UTC
Created attachment 864713 [details]
File: packaging.log

Comment 12 Brian Lane 2014-02-20 00:54:04 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1006304 ***