On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 10:38:03PM +0000, Bernard McNeill wrote: >> Bernard McNeill <bmqaws...@gmail.com> wrote (Sat, 13 Feb 2021 19:45:27 >> +0000): >> > The installation appears to go fine. >> > The installer creates a new entry 'Debian' in the boot list. >> > Machine rebooted, pressing F12 to get into one-time boot option. >> > Choice is 'Debian', or 'Windows Boot Manager'. >> > Take option 'Debian' and system then hangs with: >> > 'Press F1 key to retry boot.' >> > 'Press F2 key to reboot into setup.' >> > 'Press F5 key to run onboard diagnostics.' >> >> During Debian installation, rather at the end, you have been prompted >> where to install the GRUB bootloader, right? >> What did you choose there? >> >> Is the Windows system still bootable as usual? >> >> Providing the installer logfiles would also be good, by the way... >> See >> https://d-i.debian.org/doc/installation-guide/en.amd64/ch06s03.html#save-logs >> >> >> Holger >> >> >+ During Debian installation, rather at the end, you have been prompted >+ where to install the GRUB bootloader, right? >I do not think I was given any choice - everything ran through to the point >where I was warned to remove the installation media before rebooting.
It's a UEFI system, so that's normal. I think what you're hitting here looks like a similar bug to https://bugs.debian.org/905319. If you follow the same workaround as suggested in https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=905319#10 If you use the installation media to boot into rescue mode, it also has an option to do the EFI removable media path thing. ***Be aware***: this will stop your system booting Windows directly, you'll have to go via Grub to get there. I think there is a firmware bug that's the root cause of your problem. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "We're the technical experts. We were hired so that management could ignore our recommendations and tell us how to do our jobs." -- Mike Andrews
