FS#38887 - [linux] 3.13: broken UEFI boot (revert-avmfritz-breaker)

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by der_FeniX (der_fenix) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 10:17 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 14:34 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture x86_64
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
linux-3.13.2-2 broken uefi boot.linux-3.13.2-1 was ok (or may be I didn't reboot with it, don't remember exactly).
Just blank screen right after selecting uefi menu item.
Have no grub or any other boot manager except uefi. Using gummiboot 43-2.
Rollback kernel to version from core fixing it.

Steps to reproduce:
Install linux-3.13.2-2 and reboot on system with uefi without additional bootmanagers.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thursday, 13 February 2014, 14:34 GMT
Reason for closing:  Duplicate
Additional comments about closing:   FS#33745 
Comment by der_FeniX (der_fenix) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:46 GMT
Checked with linux-3.13.2-1 - everything is ok. install again linux-3.13.2-2 and reinstall gummiboot - boot failed.
Comment by der_FeniX (der_fenix) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 11:52 GMT
0001-revert-avmfritz-breaker.patch is bad patch! :) Revert it or fix if possible
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 13:10 GMT
Are you sure you're not another victim of  FS#33745 ? The patch merely reverts some ASM details to the state of 3.12.

As it stands, we have a dozen people who are randomly able or unable to boot the kernel with EFISTUB, just depending on pure luck.
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 13:18 GMT
In addition, none of the functions changed in that revert are used anywhere in the EFI code.
Comment by der_FeniX (der_fenix) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 14:31 GMT
I'm booting from UEFI with gummiboot last half year and it is first time I can't boot. I checked twice: linux-3.13.2-1 - booting ok always, linux-3.13.2-2 - fails everytime.
May be it related to  FS#33745 , I'm not sure.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Thursday, 13 February 2014, 14:33 GMT
I'm pretty sure this is the  FS#33745  bug, all is random and this patch does not affect EFI at all.
You need to compile the kernel yourself too see if you suffer from the mentioned bug report.
Sometimes kernel work sometimes not.

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