System bootOrder not Found. Initializing defulats after a YaST update

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Hi,
I installed opensuse tumbleweed on my new Lenova thinkpad T480s. It worked like a charm. Love suse. However, after I did a YaST update, the laptop fails to boot up.
the error is:
System bootOrder not Found. Initializing defulats
creating boot entry “Boot0001” with label "opensuse-secureboot"for file "\EFI\opensuse\shim.efi
creating boot entry “Boot0002” with label "Fedora"for file "\EFI\fedora\shim64.efi
and the system reboots, display the same message, & reboots again.

I can boot up the laptop by putting the installation USB & selecting the boot from hard drive option.

I have reinstalled the OS twice now, and have also done the update install. None seem to solve the issue.
This is a single OS machine. I dont really need to boot to Fedora or any other OS. The Fedora was from a previous install, and am not sure why it still showing up.
I suspect this is UEFI configuration issue but dont know how to fix it. HELP please
Thanks,
Kayvan
------------------------- here are the OS related info: ---------------
Harware:
Lenova thinkpad T480s

----------- /etc/os-release --------------
NAME=“openSUSE Tumbleweed”

VERSION=“20180502”

ID=“opensuse-tumbleweed”
ID_LIKE=“opensuse suse”
VERSION_ID=“20180502”
PRETTY_NAME=“openSUSE Tumbleweed”
ANSI_COLOR=“0;32”
CPE_NAME=“cpe:/o:opensuse:tumbleweed:20180502”
BUG_REPORT_URL=“https://bugs.opensuse.org”
HOME_URL=“https://www.opensuse.org/”

--------------- sudo efibootmgr -----------
BootCurrent: 001B
Timeout: 0 seconds
BootOrder: 001B,0018,0017,0019,001A,0000,001C,001D,001E,0023
Boot0000* Windows Boot Manager
Boot0010 Setup
Boot0011 Boot Menu
Boot0012 Diagnostic Splash Screen
Boot0013 Lenovo Diagnostics
Boot0014 Startup Interrupt Menu
Boot0015 Rescue and Recovery
Boot0016 MEBx Hot Key
Boot0017* USB CD
Boot0018* USB FDD
Boot0019* NVMe0
Boot001A* ATA HDD0
Boot001B* USB HDD
Boot001C* PCI LAN
Boot001D Other CD
Boot001E Other HDD
Boot001F* USBR BOOT CDROM
Boot0020* USBR BOOT Floppy
Boot0021* ATA HDD
Boot0022* ATAPI CD
Boot0023* PCI LAN

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I don’t really know what is happening.

I do have a Lenovo ThinkServer – arouhd 4 years old. And the way it handles UEFI is a bit weird.

In particular, it seems to have a mind of its own. I can set the boot order in opensuse. But when I boot, it goes back to the old boot order. I can delete a UEFI boot entry, but on reboot it is back again.

What I had to do, was go into firmware settings (or BIOS settings), and set the boot order there.

Occasionally, I want to boot in legacy boot mode. So I change to legacy boot mode in BIOS settings. And, later, when I change it back, it has forgotten the defined boot order.

My suggestion would be for you to get into BIOS settings, and see what you can change there.

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Good suggestion @nrickert!
As I studied the BIOS Boot options closer I noticed the Falg: “Lock Boot Order”.
I unlock that option, rebooted the system & noticed that BIOS booting option changed to those of efibootmgr -v report, which resolved my booting issue :):slight_smile:
Thanks for your help,
Kayvan

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I’m glad that you now have things working.

5

That will be temporarily, if the OP keeps using YaST. As per documentation only ‘zypper dup’ is supported.

6

Good point.

Reminder to OP. For Tumbleweed use

zypper dup

for updating.

Because Tumbleweed is a rolling distribution, every update amounts to an upgrade to the next release. And other methods of update are not designed to support this.