kernel install failure on uefi boot

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I got an intel next unit of computing (NUC) yesterday and after compiling making and installing linux-3.8-rc5 inird fails with

Perl-Bootloader: 2013-04-07 04:27:42 <3> pbl-0321.2 Core::RunCommand.1642: Error: Command '/usr/sbin/shim-install --config-file=/boot/grub2/grub.cfg >/var/log/YaST2/y2log_bootloader 2>&1' failed with code 256 and output: Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.
Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.

There was an error generating the initrd (1)
Perl-Bootloader: 2013-04-07 04:27:43 <3> pbl-4532.2 Core::RunCommand.1642: Error: Command '/usr/sbin/shim-install --config-file=/boot/grub2/grub.cfg >/var/log/YaST2/y2log_bootloader 2>&1' failed with code 256 and output: Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.
Fatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.

make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make: *** [install] Error 2

It is the model with the celeron processor with uefi boot

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Did you mean kernel 3.9-rc5? and have you really tried using 3.8.6 by chance?

Thank You,

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That’s exactly the error that I get, with:

# efibootmgrFatal: Couldn't open either sysfs or procfs directories for accessing EFI variables.
Try 'modprobe efivars' as root.

I ran that command on a non-UEFI machine. However, I would have seen the same result on a UEFI machine, if I had booted it in legacy MBR mode.

Make sure that you are booting in UEFI mode.

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Yes I meant kernel 3.9-rc5
No I haven’t tried 3.8.6 yet

5

I disabled secure boot in yast - bootloader and was able to boot into kernel 3.9-rc5