Control: tag -1 - d-i Hi Ronald, Ronald Maas <ronaldjmaas@gmail.com> (2016-04-05): > The Grub installation step in Debian Installer failed on TianoCore > UEFI firmware. The /target/boot/efi directory is empty and the > following error is displayed: > > GRUB installation failed > The 'grub-efi-arm64' package failed to install into /target/ > > Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): > > Debian Testing DVD ISO dated 28-03-2016 > > How reproducible: > > Every time. > > Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. Download http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/arm64/iso-dvd/debian-testing-arm64-DVD-1.iso > 2. Verify checksum > 3. Copy to USB drive using Windows Win32DiskImager > 4. Insert drive in X-Gene system > 5. Boot X-Gene system > 6. Navigate to UEFI Shell > 7. Enter the following command to start the Fedora installer: > FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI > 8. In the Grub boot menu select the first menu option and hit enter > 9. Proceed through the remaining steps of the setup procedure. Selecting > default options where applicable. Note on the MP30-AR0 the network is not > function (see bug report > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=820022. So skip this step > to continue > 10. After the GRUB installation step fails, continue without bootloader and reboot > 11. System fails to boot Debian Testing and starts the UEFI Shell instead > > Actual results: > > No GRUB bootloader is installed. After restarting the system, no 'debian' menu > entry is visible in UEFI and the /boot/efi directory is empty > > Expected results: > > To be able to boot Debian Testing after selecting the 'debian' menu entry in > UEFI. Also /boot/efi should contain EFI/debian/grubaa64.efi > > Additional info: > > Hardware > Gigabyte MP30-AR0 motherboard with APM X-Gene 1 processor flashed with TianoCore UEFI > Kingston KVR16LE11S8/4HB 16 GB ECC DDR3 DRAM > HGST Deskstar NAS 6 TB hard drive > Logitech USB keyboard > > The standard U-Boot firmware has been replaced by TianoCore UEFI using the steps described in: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/gigabyte-mp30-ar0-flashing-uefi/ Any chance you could give Stretch RC 2 a try? Info/download at: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ KiBi.
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