Oh, and another thing: the attached archive contains three binary dumps
of my NVRAM:
- nvram_working_boot: this was taken right after I had reset the NVRAM.
- nvram_working_boot_and_efi: this was taken after I had reset the NVRAM and
"reflashed the EFI menu" from FreeDOS
- nvram_fucked_up: the bi
Btw, This is a quite serious issue!
Anyway, I might have found a workaround that allows you to repair your
EFI and boot menu without opening your laptop + the shorting procedure +
firmware reinstall with FreeDOS . Buth onestly, I don't want to write
everything all over again, so for the details pl
I can confirm that the advice given by morlock has returned my bios to
working order, though I don't think this marks the bug as solved as it
is just a workround and will probably recur if Ubuntu is reinstalled.
The bios contains no settings related to Uefi that I can find (ie I
can't switch it of
I have the exact same problem. For more information aber the general
problem see also http://www.linlap.com/fujitsu_lifebook_ah532
In short: you can get the boot menu back but you need to open the laptop
and short two pads. You can then use FreeDOS to flash the "BIOS" (or
whatever this is called n
@YannUbuntu
I confirm I used the Erase Disk option to install Ubuntu.
@Chris Murphy
Your reference to Uefi settings confuses me. In my terminology, a bios is a
hard coded chip attached to a motherboard which has settings accessed by
pressing f2 at boot up for such things as setting the boot order
> I'm assuming the OP means they can't get into UEFI settings to
configure UEFI, rather than being unable to boot (legacy) OS's in CSM-
BIOS mode?
It is my understanding too.
> Has the drive either been sufficiently wiped to remove the EFI System
partition, or have superfluous folders (Ubuntu or
Referring to UEFI settings as BIOS is confusing because many UEFI
implementations have a CSM that emulates legacy BIOS. I'm assuming the
OP means they can't get into UEFI settings to configure UEFI, rather
than being unable to boot (legacy) OS's in CSM-BIOS mode?
Has the drive either been sufficie
** Summary changed:
- New Uefi install locks out bios accessd
+ Ubuntu Uefi install locks out bios access
** Also affects: ubiquity
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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