On 28/11/12 03:21, Cody Smith wrote: > I've had this issue in Ubuntu, and found the most reliable way is to use > a UEFI Boot MANAGER (not Boot Loader) or put the EFI Shell Intel has > provided onto a flash drive this way: > > /boot/efi/bootx64.efi <----rename the shellx64.efi to bootx64.efi > then put it in that path > > if you were able to install something like rEFInd on Windows 7, just > select the efi mode of Debian (I can safely do the same for Ubuntu, > though 12.10 doesn't need it, as EFI boot is the default boot for EFI > systems, (this has me wondering if this can be pushed upstream to Debian) > > If you, like me, couldn't figure out how to install rEFInd on windows, > then things are a bit more complicated, you'd have to boot from said > flash drive, or the EFI shell if your computer has it, and then figure > out the block device that is the Debian installation media, and the cd > to the efi folder through a chain of cd's, and execute the .efi file > you'll find there that represents the installer or GRUB, the EFI shell > may look confusing because, well, it IS confusing for most, it's like > mixing the syntax of BASH and cmd together and using the result. > > --c_smith > >
I tried several options, including ReFINd, which launches grub, but grub did not boot wheezy. I'll switch back to BIOS. And write to debian-boot to signal the problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50b8fb8f.1090...@rail.eu.org
