On a USB stick, the grub executable might need to be at exactly /EFI/BOOT/BOOTx64.EFI (and the partition must be FAT of course). See section 3.4.1.1 of the UEFI 2.1 spec. You could probably just copy the grub executable to that location from wherever it is.
Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: grub-devel-bounces+stuart_hayes=dell....@gnu.org [mailto:grub- > devel-bounces+stuart_hayes=dell....@gnu.org] On Behalf Of John Frankish > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2012 8:38 PM > To: grub-devel@gnu.org > Subject: Boot dell in uefi mode from usb stick > > I'm not sure if this is possible, but I've been trying to boot a dell > laptop (latitude e6220) in uefi mode from a usb stick without success. > > Using: > > $ sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --boot-directory=/mnt/sdc1/efi > --removable > Installation finished. No error reported. > > ..but on booting the dell in uefi mode, no bootable device is found. > Needless to say, it will boot from a usb stick in legacy bios mode. > > Does anybody know if the above is possible? > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > Grub-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
