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From: Michael Hampicke <mh@××××.biz>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] failed to setup uefi boot
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 13:14:26
Message-Id: 51F51921.7060909@hadt.biz
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] failed to setup uefi boot by Wankey Cheng
1 Am 28.07.2013 04:06, schrieb Wankey Cheng:
2 >>> Make sure that you're system is booted in EFI mode
3 > i didn't install a bootloader,so it can be booted in EFI mode only.
4 >
5
6 Are you sure about that? What method of installation did you choose? The
7 culprit when installing an EFI system is, that in order to install the
8 bootmgr an write to the efi nvram, the install system (live cd, usb
9 stick, etc.) has to be booted in efi mode. Most boards boot in bios
10 compatible mode by default.
11
12 >>> and also check that the kernel module efivars is loaded.
13 > do you mean EFI variable Support via sysfs?Yes,it's built-in my kernel
14 >
15
16 Does it work? Try efibootmgr in verbose mode.
17
18 # efibootmgr -v
19 BootCurrent: 0000
20 Timeout: 2 seconds
21 BootOrder: 0000,0002,0003
22 Boot0000* gentoo
23 HD(1,800,40000,2693e7bd-d35e-4a39-9bb9-365ee533d690)File(\EFI\gentoo\grubx64.efi)
24 Boot0002* Hard Drive BIOS(2,0,00)P3: WDC WD10EALX-229BA1 .
25 Boot0003* Network Card BIOS(6,0,00)Realtek PXE B05 D00.

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