Hi Mate,

Sorry for the delay, I was abroad and wasn't able to work on your questions.

I tried to add the set debug=linux and the rmmod peimage by editing the
command list Debian deploys and this is what I get:

-------
Booting a command line

error: no such module <= I guess that's about the rmmod peimage
Loading Linux 6.5.0-4-and64 ...
loader/efi/linux.c:101:linux: UEFI stub kernel:
loader/efi/linux.c:102:linux: PE/COFF header @ 00000082 loader/efi/linux.c:128:linux: LoadFile2 initrd loading enabled loader/efi/linux.c:495:linux: kernel file size: 9120128 loader/efi/linux.c:497:linux: kernel numpages: 2227 loader/efi/linux.c:514:linux: kernel @ 0x72a51000
Loading initial ramdisk ...
loader/efi/linux.c:416:linux: Using LoadFile2 initrd loading protocol

Press any key to continue...
-------

And that's it.
Let me know if you need me to do more tests.

Thanks

--
Nicolas

On 2023-11-26 04:01, Mate Kukri wrote:

Hi Nicolas,

The mechanism used to load the kernel has changed from GRUB 2.06 to
GRUB 2.12, it is possible that there are unfortunate bugs in either in
GRUB and/or your firmware that is stopping the new mechanism from
loading the kernel.

Would you be able to attempt these two things to gather some information?

- Run `set debug=linux`, then `linux
PATH_TO_KERNEL_THAT_FAILS_TO_BOOT`. The output of the Linux command
should contain extra information with the debug mode enabled.

- (Make sure to have Secure Boot disabled), then run `rmmod peimage`
at the GRUB console, and then try running your boot entry (or
alternatively edit the boot entry with E and add that command on top).

Mate Kukri

On Sat, Nov 25, 2023 at 10:45 PM Nicolas Haller <nicolas@boiteameuh.org> wrote:

Package: grub-efi-amd64
Version: 2.06-13
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system

Dear Maintainer,

My old laptop (Lenovo 11e) runs Sid and all was right before I updated
it the other day (I don't do that very often). After that upgrade, GRUB
wasn't able to load any kernel with the pretty much generic error
"Error: can't load image". The version of GRUB was 2.12~rc1-12.
If I try to boot again, GRUB tells me that I need to load the image
first (I guess it somehow ignores the linux command and sends that when
trying to load the initrd).

I tried to reinstall grub, grub-install /dev/sda, update-grub, reinstall
the kernel, update-initramfs from the rescue mode but nothing worked.
The "file" command was able to read the vmlinuz file and none seemed
truncated. The system has one partition with both / and /boot and isn't
running out of space.
I did not see any error message during those operation besides GRUB
saying it wasn't able to update EFI parameters.

I don't know if there is a way to get more logs or error message during
the boot explaining why it wasn't able to load the image.

I tried to get the last version of GRUB from Bookworm, that is
2.06-13, and now I'm able to boot. The kernel version did not change,
the only change I did is to downgrade GRUB (and dependencies apt was
asking for).

I'm not sure which GRUB package I should use for reporting so I took the
one that seems the most specific to my system. Apologies if it is not
correct.

Let me know if you need more info.

Thanks,

--
Nicolas Haller

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-- Package-specific info:

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mounts
/dev/sda2 / ext4 rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/sda1 /boot/efi vfat rw,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
*********************** END /proc/mounts

*********************** BEGIN /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$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then
font=unicode
else
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
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=C
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_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
insmod png
if background_image /usr/share/desktop-base/emerald-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 $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi >> insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro quiet psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-4-amd64
}
submenu 'Advanced options for Debian GNU/Linux' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.5.0-4-amd64-advanced-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro quiet psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-4-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.5.0-4-amd64-recovery-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.5.0-4-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.5.0-4-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.4.0-3-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.4.0-3-amd64-advanced-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.4.0-3-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.4.0-3-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro quiet psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.4.0-3-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.4.0-3-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.4.0-3-amd64-recovery-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.4.0-3-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.4.0-3-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.4.0-3-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-10-amd64-advanced-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro quiet psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=0
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-amd64
}
menuentry 'Debian GNU/Linux, with Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 (recovery mode)' --class debian --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-6.1.0-10-amd64-recovery-7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902' {
load_video
insmod gzio
if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
insmod part_gpt
insmod ext2
set root='hd0,gpt2'
if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,gpt2 --hint-efi=hd0,gpt2 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,gpt2 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
else
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902
fi
echo 'Loading Linux 6.1.0-10-amd64 ...'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 ro single
echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
initrd /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-10-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/25_bli ###
if [ "$grub_platform" = "efi" ]; then
insmod bli
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/25_bli ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###
menuentry 'UEFI Firmware Settings' $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 ###
*********************** END /boot/grub/grub.cfg

*********************** BEGIN /proc/mdstat
Personalities : [linear] [multipath] [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10]
unused devices: <none>
*********************** END /proc/mdstat

*********************** BEGIN LVM
*********************** END LVM

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-id
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 25 13:11 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1_S1ZMNXAGB59830 -> ../../sda
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1_S1ZMNXAGB59830-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1_S1ZMNXAGB59830-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1_S1ZMNXAGB59830-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 ata-SAMSUNG_MZ7LN128HCHP-000L1_S1ZMNXAGB59830-part4 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 25 13:11 usb-SanDisk_Ultra_4C530001270212105552-0:0 -> ../../sdb
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 usb-SanDisk_Ultra_4C530001270212105552-0:0-part1 -> ../../sdb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 usb-SanDisk_Ultra_4C530001270212105552-0:0-part2 -> ../../sdb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Nov 25 13:11 wwn-0x5002538d00000000 -> ../../sda >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 wwn-0x5002538d00000000-part1 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 wwn-0x5002538d00000000-part2 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 wwn-0x5002538d00000000-part3 -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 wwn-0x5002538d00000000-part4 -> ../../sda4
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-id

*********************** BEGIN /dev/disk/by-uuid
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 2023 2023-10-07-10-32-09-00 -> ../../sdb1 >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 3c0e00d0-2f4f-4bd4-93ab-89c317415f1c -> ../../sda3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 7d9badd3-db30-4b48-901f-cedca15e9902 -> ../../sda2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 8A8B-ABC9 -> ../../sda1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 CC5C8EC95C8EADB0 -> ../../sda4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Nov 25 13:11 DEB0-0001 -> ../../sdb2
*********************** END /dev/disk/by-uuid

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages grub-efi-amd64 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.82
ii grub-common 2.06-13
ii grub-efi-amd64-bin 2.06-13
ii grub2-common 2.06-13
ii ucf 3.0043+nmu1

grub-efi-amd64 recommends no packages.

grub-efi-amd64 suggests no packages.

-- debconf information:
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline:
* grub2/update_nvram: true
* grub2/enable_os_prober: false
grub2/kfreebsd_cmdline_default: quiet
* grub2/linux_cmdline_default: quiet psmouse.synaptics_intertouch=0
* grub2/linux_cmdline:
* grub2/force_efi_extra_removable: true
grub2/device_map_regenerated:

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