UEFI messages on startup

[Simon Glass]

Hi Heinrich, Tom,

On Sat, 7 Dec 2024 at 15:03, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk at gmx.de> wrote:
>
> Am 7. Dezember 2024 22:27:49 MEZ schrieb Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com>:
> >On Sat, Dec 07, 2024 at 01:48:41PM -0700, Simon Glass wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I see these messages on startup with a rpi_4 - what can we do about
> >> this? It happens on every boot.
> >>
> >> ** File not found ubootefi.var **
> >> Failed to load EFI variables
> >> ** Unable to write file ubootefi.var **
>
> No, ESP was found to write ubootefi.var.
>
> >> Failed to persist EFI variables
> >> ** Unable to write file ubootefi.var **
> >> Failed to persist EFI variables
> >> ** Unable to write file ubootefi.var **
> >> Failed to persist EFI variables
> >> ** Unable to write file ubootefi.var **
> >> Failed to persist EFI variables
> >> ** Unable to write file ubootefi.var **
> >> Failed to persist EFI variables
> >> ** Booting bootflow '<NULL>' with efi_mgr
> >> Loading Boot0000 'mmc 0' failed
> >> Loading Boot0001 'usb 0' failed
> >> EFI boot manager: Cannot load any image
> >
>
> Neither mmc nor mmc has an ESP with EFI/BOOT/BOOAA64.EFI.
>
> I think these messages should be debug only.
>
> Best regards
>
> Heinrich
>
> >Please elaborate on what your boot command is and what's on your SD
> >card. I don't see that with just "bootflow scan" and I think an older
> >Raspbian on the SD card.
> >
>

This is with Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS on a rpi_4

Indeed, there is no ESP.

Regards,
Simon