Re: Installation DVD missing EFI support
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014, Akemi Yagi wrote: On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Connie Sieh cs...@fnal.gov wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, =D7=A6=D7=91=D7=99=D7=A7=D7=94 =D7=94=D7=A8=D7=9E= =D7=AA=D7=99 wrote: Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the system isn't UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, until manually hacked. I have updated a SL 65 Install DVD image for you to test. If needed I ca= n make the same changes to the SL 6.4 Install DVD image. ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.5/x86_64/iso/SL-65-x86_6= 4-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso -Connie Sieh Within my limited test, SL-65-x86_64-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso seems to work in UEFI mode. Might be worth doing this for SL 6.4 as well. Akemi Akemi, Thanks for testing. -connie sieh
Re: Installation DVD missing EFI support
On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Connie Sieh cs...@fnal.gov wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, צביקה הרמתי wrote: Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the system isn't UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, until manually hacked. I have updated a SL 65 Install DVD image for you to test. If needed I can make the same changes to the SL 6.4 Install DVD image. ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.5/x86_64/iso/SL-65-x86_64-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso -Connie Sieh Within my limited test, SL-65-x86_64-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso seems to work in UEFI mode. Might be worth doing this for SL 6.4 as well. Akemi
Re: Installation DVD missing EFI support
On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, צביקה הרמתי wrote: --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi. The installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-2013-03-18-Install-DVD) has /EFI/BOOT directory, but it's missing the important .efi file. Thus, the DVD isn't recognized by UEFI firmware as EFI capable booting media, and it can be booted only using legacy (BIOS) booting. That's making further problems, because according to https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html: Therefore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was used during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a system that uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses UEFI. Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the system isn't UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, until manually hacked. Researching . I have updated a SL 65 Install DVD image for you to test. If needed I can make the same changes to the SL 6.4 Install DVD image. ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.5/x86_64/iso/SL-65-x86_64-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso -Connie Sieh -Connie Sieh Thanks, Zvika --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable div dir=3Drtldiv style=3Ddirection:ltrdiv style=3Ddirection:ltr= Hi./divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThe installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-20= 13-03-18-Install-DVD) has quot;/EFI/BOOTquot; directory, but it#39;s mis= sing the important quot;.efiquot; file./div div style=3Ddirection:ltrThus, the DVD isn#39;t recognized by UEFI fir= mware as EFI capable booting media, and it can be booted only using quot;l= egacyquot; (BIOS) booting./divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrbr/divdi= v style=3Ddirection:ltr That#39;s making further problems, because according to a href=3Dhttps:/= /access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html= /Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/site/docume= ntation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x8= 6.html/a :/div div style=3Ddirection:ltrquot;/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThere= fore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was used = during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a system th= at uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses UEFI./d= iv div style=3Ddirection:ltrquot;/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrbr= /divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrTherefore, Anaconda assumes that the syst= em isn#39;t UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, u= ntil manually hacked./div div style=3Ddirection:ltrbr/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThanks,= /divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrZvika/div/div/div --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4--
Re: Installation DVD missing EFI support
On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, צביקה הרמתי wrote: --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi. The installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-2013-03-18-Install-DVD) has /EFI/BOOT directory, but it's missing the important .efi file. Thus, the DVD isn't recognized by UEFI firmware as EFI capable booting media, and it can be booted only using legacy (BIOS) booting. That's making further problems, because according to https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html: Therefore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was used during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a system that uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses UEFI. Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the system isn't UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, until manually hacked. Researching . -Connie Sieh Thanks, Zvika --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable div dir=3Drtldiv style=3Ddirection:ltrdiv style=3Ddirection:ltr= Hi./divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThe installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-20= 13-03-18-Install-DVD) has quot;/EFI/BOOTquot; directory, but it#39;s mis= sing the important quot;.efiquot; file./div div style=3Ddirection:ltrThus, the DVD isn#39;t recognized by UEFI fir= mware as EFI capable booting media, and it can be booted only using quot;l= egacyquot; (BIOS) booting./divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrbr/divdi= v style=3Ddirection:ltr That#39;s making further problems, because according to a href=3Dhttps:/= /access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html= /Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/site/docume= ntation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x8= 6.html/a :/div div style=3Ddirection:ltrquot;/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThere= fore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was used = during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a system th= at uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses UEFI./d= iv div style=3Ddirection:ltrquot;/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrbr= /divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrTherefore, Anaconda assumes that the syst= em isn#39;t UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, u= ntil manually hacked./div div style=3Ddirection:ltrbr/divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrThanks,= /divdiv style=3Ddirection:ltrZvika/div/div/div --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4--
