Public bug reported:

Hardware: Asus Zenbook Prime UX21A

Runing quantal, I can set boot parameters using efibootmgr as expected.

Running raring, any attempt to write EFI vars fails.

dmesg says:
[  248.382221] efivars: set_variable() failed: status=8000000000000009

strace of efibootmgr says:
write(3, "B\0o\0o\0t\0O\0r\0d\0e\0r\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0"..., 2084) = 
-1 EIO (Input/output error)

Bug 1167567 may be related but not quite the same (I see EIO, not
ENOSPC)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-17-generic 3.8.0-17.27
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-17.27-generic 3.8.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  maxb       2349 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA:
 country GB:
        (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
        (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
        (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS
        (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS
Date: Wed Apr 10 23:59:45 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=3bb6077a-27f3-44cd-b71d-fc553dea7f84
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. UX21A
MarkForUpload: True
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-17-generic 
root=UUID=8d70d748-42b7-47f3-86d2-080fa18ca3ae ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-17-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-17-generic  N/A
 linux-firmware                            1.104
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-16 (24 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/06/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: UX21A.215
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: UX21A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrUX21A.215:bd09/06/2012:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnUX21A:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnUX21A:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: UX21A
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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  Cannot change EFI variables using efibootmgr (raring regression)

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