Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From:	Alec Ten Harmsel <alec@××××××××××××××.com>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] UEFI booting
Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:26:56
Message-Id:	`20150817132646.GB1204@apio.adsroot.itcs.umich.edu`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] UEFI booting by Rod

1	On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 10:59:30PM +1000, Rod wrote:
2	> Hi list,
3	>
4	> # efibootmgr
5	> efibootmgr: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
6	>
7	>
8	> # grub2-install --target=x86_64-efi /dev/sdc
9	> Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
10	> efibootmgr: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
11	> efibootmgr: EFI variables are not supported on this system.
12	> Installation finished. No error reported.
13	>
14
15	I haven't done a UEFI install in a while, but the first thing that comes
16	to mind is that you haven't booted your install medium in UEFI mode.
17	What install media are you using and how did you boot it?
18
19	Alec