Bug#1108123: GRUB does not support JFS when secure boot is enabled
On Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 12:14:20PM +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>On 02/09/2025 at 19:57, Alex. I. TRIPCEA wrote:
>> Installing Trixie on a Lenovo ThinkBook with all partitions Formated JFS
>> won't boot.
>> In re-installing with /boot partition as xfs2 boot without problems.
>> Please don't ignore the info.
>
>As stated previously, JFS and other considered unsafe filesystem drivers are
>disabled when UEFI secure boot is enabled in GRUB since version 2.12-6 (in
>Trixie).
>
>Should this bug be reassigned to src:grub2 ? It would probably be closed with
>tag "wontfix", as this is the expected behaviour.
>
>Or should it be reassigned to partman-jfs ? Partman could issue a warning +
>confirmation dialog if the user chooses /boot on JFS.
For extra information: I was already planning to remove partman-jfs
from the installer before the trixie release, but left it too
late. I will remove partman-jfs shortly, so it won't be in forky.
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