Bug#913523: working workaround

using files from the syslinux package and 2 from kernel.org/.../syslinux-6.04-pre1.tar target=/media/sdc sudo apt install syslinux wget -N https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/Testing/6.04/syslinux-6.04-pre1.tar.gz tar xf syslinux-6.04-pre1.tar.gz mkdir -p $target/EFI/sy

Bug#913523: workaround/fix: add more uefi syslinux files

This works for the one box I am testing on (the same OP's turbot). There may be more files than needed, we were guessing and stopped when it booted. This suggests the existing boot.img can be fixed without breaking backwards compatibility. Get the syslinux package dd boot.img /dev/sdX, mount /d

Bug#913523: workaround: replace syslinux with grub

this isn't a fix, but a workaround that is fairly easy: dd boot.img /dev/sdX, mount it, cd it. mkdir -p efi/boot grub-mkimage -o bootx64.efi -p /efi/boot -O x86_64-efi \ fat iso9660 part_gpt part_msdos \ normal boot linux configfile loopback chain \ efifwsetup efi_gop efi_uga \ ls search search_

Bug#913523: boot.img has no partition table

hd-media/boot.img does not contain a partition table, it is just an fs: $ file boot.img boot.img: DOS/MBR boot sector, code offset 0x58+2, OEM-ID "SYSLINUX", sectors/cluster 8, Media descriptor 0xf8, sectors/track 63, heads 255, sectors 1953120 (volumes > 32 MB) , FAT (32 bit), sectors/FAT 1904, s

Bug#785149: grub installer failing on nvme0n1

Looks like the same problem. I am running a preseeded instal of stretch. If someone can provide a preseed file for me to test with I can give it a go, or try to collect my setup and post. -- Carl K