As a workaround, You can get to the EFI shell using a FTDI cable. That should allow you to do the efi firmware update, but you still wont have access to the bios screen. On Nov 20, 2014 8:03 AM, "Bastian Wassermann" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Martin, > > saddly when there is nothing plugin in but the hdmi and the power cable, > the board stays black. It is the same if i plugin a boot stick. But when i > enter my microsd card with an installed linux mint, the board stays totally > black for about 30 seconds and than the tv recognizes the hdmi input signal > and displays the green mint logo in the central. > > 2014-11-20 14:41 GMT+01:00 Krause Martin <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Bastian, >> >> >> >> what happens if you boot without any boot device connected? The board >> should boot into EFI shell then. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> *Von:* elinux-MinnowBoard [mailto: >> [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *Bastian >> Wassermann >> *Gesendet:* Donnerstag, 20. November 2014 14:10 >> *An:* MinnowBoard Development and Community Discussion >> *Betreff:* [MinnowBoard] Minnowboard Max no longer booting to UEFI Shell >> >> >> >> I have the same problem like *Bryan Smith* >> <http://minnowboard.57273.x6.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=55> >> in >> the post >> http://minnowboard.57273.x6.nabble.com/MinnowBoard-Minnowboard-Max-no-longer-booting-to-UEFI-Shell-td229.html >> when i am booting my minnowboard i cant see anything until the linux mint >> logo appears. So it is not possible to boot in the UEFI and boot/install >> another linux distribution. >> >> *David Anders* >> <http://minnowboard.57273.x6.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=17> >> mentioned >> that this is a firmware / HDMI Issue with some displays. I have the >> minnowboard from the last batch send out 11/11/14 by mouser. I did a >> firmware updated and installed linux mint 17. >> >> >> >> Is the board or uefi broken? Is there a workaround for updating or fixing >> that issue "blind"? Is there a way to boot a different linux distribution >> from a usb stick from a comand in the installed linus? >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> _______________________________________________ >> elinux-MinnowBoard mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.elinux.org/mailman/listinfo/elinux-minnowboard >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > elinux-MinnowBoard mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.elinux.org/mailman/listinfo/elinux-minnowboard > >
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