Bug#963475: libefivar1: "efibootmgr -v" fails with "Could not parse device path: Invalid argument"
In that case, would you mind reporting a bug to upstream efibootmgr? It seems
to me that your Boot0000 entry can't be properly parsed. You may need to also
attach it to your bug report.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Le Bihan <michel@lebihan.pl>
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 12:16 PM
> To: Limonciello, Mario; 963475@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Bug#963475: libefivar1: "efibootmgr -v" fails with "Could not
> parse device path: Invalid argument"
>
>
> [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
>
> It was efibootmgr and efivar master.
>
> Le lundi 27 juillet 2020 à 16:46 +0000, Limonciello, Mario a écrit :
> > Was that just efibootmgr master?
> > If possible, can you move up to *both* efivar master and efibootmgr
> > master and try again?
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Michel Le Bihan <michel@lebihan.pl>
> > > Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 11:25 AM
> > > To: Limonciello, Mario; 963475@bugs.debian.org
> > > Subject: Re: Bug#963475: libefivar1: "efibootmgr -v" fails with
> > > "Could not
> > > parse device path: Invalid argument"
> > >
> > >
> > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I applied the fix and built the package. It didn't help. I also
> > > built
> > > latest master and I still have this issue.
> > >
> > > BTW, the computer is an OptiPlex 7040. Full hwinfo --bios:
> > > https://lebihan.pl/files/hwinfo-bios.txt
> > >
> > > Error trace:
> > > ```
> > > root@s217-lab00:~# /dev/shm/efibootmgr/src/efibootmgr -v
> > > BootCurrent: 0003
> > > Timeout: 2 seconds
> > > BootOrder: 0003,0004,0001,0005,000A,0007,0008,0009,0002
> > > Boot0000* Windows Boot ManagerCould not parse device path: Invalid
> > > argument
> > > error trace:
> > > /build/efivar-yvRv8P/efivar-37/src/include/efivar/efivar-dp.h:1208
> > > efidp_is_valid(): invalid device path node type: Invalid argument
> > > ```
> > >
> > > Michel Le Bihan
> > >
> > > Le lundi 27 juillet 2020 à 15:28 +0000, Limonciello, Mario a écrit
> > > :
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Michel Le Bihan <michel@lebihan.pl>
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2020 2:58 PM
> > > > > To: 963475@bugs.debian.org
> > > > > Subject: Bug#963475: libefivar1: "efibootmgr -v" fails with
> > > > > "Could
> > > > > not
> > > > > parse device path: Invalid argument"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL]
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > What's preventing the upstream fix from being applied to this
> > > > > package?
> > > > >
> > > > > Michel Le Bihan
> > > >
> > > > I personally can't reproduce the failure on my system's firmware.
> > > > Can you apply the fix locally and confirm it actually helps?
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