#1 2018-03-14 20:08:49

Bury

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Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Day two of the fight...

I am trying to install BL on the mentioned laptop with a nvme disk.
I knew there would be a small problem with the installation of GRUB (I am waiting for BL - Helium;))

I used some commands to install BL from here.

System is installed, but each boot only the GRUB console is loaded.
I have to load it manually.
I know that the grub configuration file is missing, but I tried various commands to create grub.cfg and none of them worked.
UEFI for me is new and it's possible that I did not quite understand what to do correctly.

Now I installed the fresh system to not mix anything, maybe some of You would be able to help me.
Thank You very much in advance

What I've done so far:

fdisk -l

isk /dev/nvme0n1: 238,5 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: E50F7D7A-0B86-4F37-A516-9D06A0A538DB

Device            Start       End   Sectors   Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1     2048   1050623   1048576   512M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2  1050624  31324159  30273536  14,4G Linux filesystem
/dev/nvme0n1p3 31324160 500117503 468793344 223,6G Linux filesystem

Disk /dev/sda: 3,6 GiB, 3878043648 bytes, 7574304 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x000334a6

lsblk

NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
nvme0n1     259:0    0 238,5G  0 disk 
├─nvme0n1p3 259:3    0 223,6G  0 part /home
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0   512M  0 part /boot/efi
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2    0  14,4G  0 part /

During the system installation:

cd /target
mount --bind /dev /target/dev
mount --bind /dev/pts /target/dev/pts
mount --bind /proc /target/proc
mount --bind /sys /target/sys
cp /etc/resolv.conf /target/etc
chroot /target /bin/bash

...

apt-get update
apt-get install grub-efi-amd64
apt-get install -t jessie-backports linux-image-amd64
update-grub
grub-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/nvme0n1

nano /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
-add line: nvme
update-initramfs -u

apt-get install -t jessie-backports xserver-xorg-video-intel
apt-get install -t jessie-backports firmware-iwlwifi

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2018-03-17 00:00:37)

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Please post the full output of

sudo efibootmgr -v

https://packages.debian.org/stretch/efibootmgr

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

BootCurrent: 0001
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 0001,2001,2002,2003
Boot0001* bl	ACPI(a0341d0,0)PCI(1c,4)PCI(0,0)NVME(1,0)HD(1,800,100000,6724ebdb-d69f-4808-9b66-fbca3ba16718)File(\EFI\bunsenlabs\grubx64.efi)A01 ..
Boot2001* EFI USB Device	RC
Boot2002* EFI DVD/CDROM	RC
Boot2003* EFI Network	RC

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Try

sudo update-grub

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Not help

Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64
/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: 34: /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: " 1f & 1 "

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

^ I read about the Acer computers once:

You have to set a supervisor password in the "BIOS" of the Acer Aspire ES17, otherwise you will not get the options necessary to activate a new operating system.

Look for "Linux and Acer"   

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

I have it setted:

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Can we please see the output of

sudo grub-mkconfig
find /boot/grub/grub.cfg

/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: 34: /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: " 1f & 1 "

/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware is supplied by the grub-common package so try re-installing that:

sudo aptitude reinstall grub-common

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

sudo grub-mkconfig
find /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64
/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: 34: /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: " 1f & 1 "

find: in Polish: Not found file or directory
But i have in /boot/grub/ file: grub.cfg.new

with:

#
# 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$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
   font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
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=pl_PL
  insmod gettext
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  if [ x$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_gpt
insmod ext2
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
else
  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
fi
insmod png
if background_image /usr/share/images/bunsen/grub/default.png; then
  true
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 'BunsenLabs GNU/Linux' --class bunsenlabs --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
	load_video
	insmod gzio
	if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
	insmod part_gpt
	insmod ext2
	if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
	else
	  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
	fi
	echo	'Wczytywanie systemu Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64 root=UUID=82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a ro  quiett
	echo	'Wczytywanie początkowego dysku RAM...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
}
submenu 'Opcje zaawansowane dla systemu BunsenLabs GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
	menuentry 'BunsenLabs GNU/Linux, za pomocą systemu Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64' --class bunsenlabs --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64-advanced-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		fi
		echo	'Wczytywanie systemu Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64 root=UUID=82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a ro  quiett
		echo	'Wczytywanie początkowego dysku RAM...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
	}
	menuentry 'BunsenLabs GNU/Linux, with Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class bunsenlabs --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64-recovery-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		fi
		echo	'Wczytywanie systemu Linux 4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64 root=UUID=82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a ro single 
		echo	'Wczytywanie początkowego dysku RAM...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
	}
	menuentry 'BunsenLabs GNU/Linux, za pomocą systemu Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64' --class bunsenlabs --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-amd64-advanced-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		fi
		echo	'Wczytywanie systemu Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a ro  quiett
		echo	'Wczytywanie początkowego dysku RAM...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64
	}
	menuentry 'BunsenLabs GNU/Linux, with Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class bunsenlabs --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-3.16.0-4-amd64-recovery-82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a' {
		load_video
		insmod gzio
		if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
		insmod part_gpt
		insmod ext2
		if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root  82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		else
		  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a
		fi
		echo	'Wczytywanie systemu Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64...'
		linux	/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=82d8d64f-9175-44af-94ce-3d06d6ebbe4a ro single 
		echo	'Wczytywanie początkowego dysku RAM...'
		initrd	/boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-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 ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

and

/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware is supplied by the grub-common package so try re-installing that:

sudo aptitude reinstall grub-common

I just now find this and I try it

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … ug/1456911

EDIT:

grub-common not work but... I rename grub.cfg.new to simply grub.cfg and now it works!
I knew its issue of config, but each time was created grub.cfg.new, not grub.cfg It was my fault,
I not checked witch file is in /boot/grub/

Thank You so much for help!

Last edited by Bury (2018-03-15 22:31:47)

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

each time was created grub.cfg.new, not grub.cfg

Looks like the Arch method for updating GRUB is more correct than the silly Debian abstraction then:

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

^ That would have worked.

EDIT: corrected typo.

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2018-03-16 21:26:22)

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: 34: /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: " 1f & 1 "

The grub script is exiting with an error. That is why there is a file grub.cfg.new remaining - this is created during the running of the script, and renamed at the end.

As HoaS has already suggested, I would reinstall grub-common before doing anything else.

update-grub is a tiny script:

john@helium-dev:~$ cat /usr/sbin/update-grub
#!/bin/sh
set -e
exec grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg "$@"

So the silly Debian abstraction is doing exactly the same thing as Arch, and the correct Arch Way will have no more success than the silly Debian way till the source of the error is fixed.

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

the correct Arch Way will have no more success than the silly Debian way

If that was true then why did copying grub.cfg.new to grub.cfg get the system booting?

EDIT: and even if the actual command had failed then at least the OP would have known which file was needed by GRUB.

EDIT2: to finish up here: the `grub-mkconfig` command generates the grub.cfg.new file and if it fails then grub.cfg is not created but the grub.cfg.new file is still functional (as we have found) so the Arch Way would not have got the system booting directly (sorry John) but as I said the lack of abstraction means that the user can see exactly what is happening and thus has a much better chance of finding out what has gone wrong and what needs to be done to fix it.

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

Looks like the Arch method for updating GRUB is more correct than the silly Debian abstraction then:

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub/cfg

^ That would have worked.

I tried it on the new system and unfortunately it does not work.
Look at .cfg name file.
mkconfig trying create grub.cfg adding ".new".
This is probably problem.
I received a message:

/usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: 250: /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig: cannot create /boot/grub/grub/cfg.new: Directory nonexistent

And when I typed:

grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

I received this:

Generating grub configuration file ...
Found background image: /usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-grub.png
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-4.9.0-0.bpo.5-amd64
Znaleziono obraz Linuksa: /boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-4-amd64
Znaleziono obraz initrd: /boot/initrd.img-3.16.0-4-amd64
/etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: 34: /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware: arithmetic expression: expecting EOF: " 1f & 1 "

But still without grub.cfg

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

^ Yes, see my edit above, I just checked that myself.

Have you re-installed grub-common?

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub/cfg

Sorry, there was a typo in that post, I have edited it now.

The command would not have output a grub.cfg file anyway, johnraff was right.

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

^ Yes, see my edit above, I just checked that myself.

Yes, I saw it after I clicked "Submit"

Have you re-installed grub-common?

I try it before. Not work.

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

OK, we have two ways of making this work:

1. Correct /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware as per https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … comments/2.

2. Create a custom grub.cfg that will continue to boot BL even after a kernel upgrade.

I think the first option is best.

We should probably also consider an upstream bug report.

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

There seem to be no bug reports in silly Debian about this, but /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware changed slightly between Jessie and Stretch. That line, from:

[ "$(( $(printf %x \'"$(cat $OsIndications | cut -b1)") & 1 ))" = 1 ]; then

to:

[ "$(( $(printf 0x%x \'"$(cat $OsIndications | cut -b1)") & 1 ))" = 1 ]; then

I don't know how the 0x prefix would affect this issue, but @Bury, I wonder if you could post the result of

cat /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware

(If you're installing BunsenLabs Deuterium then the newer Helium alpha iso might possibly work.)

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

silly Debian

I've obviously ruffled your feathers here but please go back and read what I actually posted (emphasis added):

the silly Debian abstraction

My insult was not intended against Debian itself but rather the ridiculous `update-grub` abstraction to which I have always objected.

I hold Debian itself in the highest regard.

Shame about those stupid auto-enabled services though...

Damn, I did it again 

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Re: Acer Travelmate x349 + nvme + grub

silly Debian

I've obviously ruffled your feathers here but please go back and read what I actually posted

I read what you posted before you deleted it. There's no secrecy on the internet.

To find out, I'd have to spend time on research that I'd rather use for more urgent things, but there is probably a reason Debian introduced the update-grub wrapper. It's a tiny thing anyway, and runs the same grub-mkconfig script that correct Arch does. It all comes from the same Grub upstream developers.

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