Re: [gentoo-user] failed to setup uefi boot

[Wankey Cheng]

I following the step from handbook and
http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/UEFI_Gentoo_Quick_Install_Guide.

and sometime after i boot from usb(efi mode),i will see the message this is
none ...when i login with root ,i found that (none)#...what's wrong with it
?


The last,I have give up boot from uefi now ,maybe i should use grub for
easy,i hope i can success after i learn more.


2013/7/28 Michael Hampicke <mh@××××.biz>

> Am 28.07.2013 04:06, schrieb Wankey Cheng:
> >>> Make sure that you're system is booted in EFI mode
> > i didn't install a bootloader,so it can be booted in EFI mode only.
> >
>
> Are you sure about that? What method of installation did you choose? The
> culprit when installing an EFI system is, that in order to install the
> bootmgr an write to the efi nvram, the install system (live cd, usb
> stick, etc.) has to be booted in efi mode. Most boards boot in bios
> compatible mode by default.
>
> >>> and also check that the kernel module efivars is loaded.
> > do you mean EFI variable Support via sysfs?Yes,it's built-in my kernel
> >
>
> Does it work? Try efibootmgr in verbose mode.
>
> # efibootmgr -v
> BootCurrent: 0000
> Timeout: 2 seconds
> BootOrder: 0000,0002,0003
> Boot0000* gentoo
>
> HD(1,800,40000,2693e7bd-d35e-4a39-9bb9-365ee533d690)File(\EFI\gentoo\grubx64.efi)
> Boot0002* Hard Drive    BIOS(2,0,00)P3: WDC WD10EALX-229BA1       .
> Boot0003* Network Card  BIOS(6,0,00)Realtek PXE B05 D00.
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