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Autor: wirelessduck
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Para: dng
Assunto: Re: [DNG] Strange behaviour with last version of grub


> On 5 Mar 2021, at 15:08, wirelessduck@??? wrote:
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>>> On 5 Mar 2021, at 03:23, viverna <viverna@???> wrote:
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>> Yesterday I updated one of my computers with apt-get upgrade. This packages are upgraded:
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>> grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin grub2-common
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>> dpkg install from version 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u3 to version 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4
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>> 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4 seems came from to:
>> http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf-security/main
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>> 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u3 is in:
>> http://deb.devuan.org/merged beowulf/main
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>> Upgrading system does not produce or show any problems and then I halt the system.
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>> I use Devuan Beowulf for all my pc. In this computer there is only 1 hd, partition type gpt, 3 partitions:
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>> /dev/sda1 EFI System
>> /dev/sda2 Linux filesystem
>> /dev/sda3 Linux swap
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>> I switched on the pc later and grub rescue appears. WTF?
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>> I solved (temporarily) the problems with:
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>> set prefix=(hd0,gpt2)/boot/grub
>> set root=(hd0,gpt2)
>> insmod normal
>> normal
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>> and grub menù appears.
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>> Login with root, and then update-grub... grub-install... and so on...
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>> Restart the system. Grub rescue. Then login with root. New tests. Grub rescue again. [N times?]
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>> At the end I downgrade from 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4 to 2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u3 the upgraded package.
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>> update-grub and grub-install. Reboot. Grub works!
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>> I am currently reluctant to upgrade again.
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>> And now the question. Has anyone reported the error in Devuan? Has anyone haved this problem?
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> Seems to be a bit of news about the latest update.
> https://9to5linux.com/patches-for-multiple-new-grub2-security-flaws-start-rolling-out-to-linux-distros-update-now
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> The changelog mentions changes to secure boot. Could that be related to the issue?
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> https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/g/grub2/grub2_2.02+dfsg1-20+deb10u4_changelog


And there is also a debian security advisory related to this update.

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4867