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On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Hello list, |
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> I'm trying to install a customised version of SysRescCD on a USB drive, and |
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> it's all uphill. |
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> The current stage has me trying to create a UEFI boot entry for it. I have |
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> several entries I no longer need and I'm trying to delete them with |
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> efibootmgr. This is what happens: |
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> # efibootmgr --remove-dups |
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> BootCurrent: 0002 |
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> Timeout: 1 seconds |
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> BootOrder: 0003,0001,0000,0002,0008,0009,0010,0014 |
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> Boot0000* SysRescCD |
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> Boot0001* SysRescCD |
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> Boot0002* Linux Boot Manager |
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> Boot0003* SysRescCD |
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> Boot0008* CD/DVD Drive |
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> Boot0009* Hard Drive |
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> Boot0010* UEFI OS |
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> Boot0014* UEFI: SanDisk |
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> |
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> # efibootmgr --delete-bootnum 0001 |
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> You must specify an entry to delete (see the -b option). |
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> But I have - number 1. The manual says: |
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> -b | --bootnum XXXX |
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> Modify BootXXXX (hex) |
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> -B | --delete-bootnum |
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> Delete bootnum (hex) |
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> No variation of 1, 01, 0x1, 0x0001 etc. makes any difference. I know I'm not |
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> as bright as I used to be, but what on earth have I got wrong? /boot is |
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> mounted. |
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The manpage seems to be incorrect; -B/--delete-bootnum does not take |
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any argument. Instead, you must specify the entry number using the -b |
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option. |
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Try this: |
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efibootmgr -b 0001 -B |
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