Re: Install report with UEFI Debian CD on HP elitebook 840 G1
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 03:40:50PM -0500, Jean Privat wrote:
>> Yes, that sounds like the problem. You've ended up booting in BIOS
>> mode, so the installer can't do any EFI things at all. Roughly when
>> did you try this daily image? In the last month or so, or older than
>> that?
>
>last wednesday if I remember correctly. so 2015-01-07
OK, thanks.
>>>* Seeing that the installer did not like the EFI, I remembered
>>>http://blog.einval.com/2015/01/11#Jessie-EFI_5 and just tried the
>>>proposed image
>>>* I reseted the bios to "UEFI Boot only (Without CSM)" and the bios
>>>showed the new USB key, so could retry the install.
>>
>> OK, that's very odd. You've booted using 64-bit grub-efi. But the new
>> image *shouldn't* be showing any differences there! Can you test
>> something else for me please? What does
>>
>> # cat /sys/firmware/efi/fw_platform_size
>>
>> say on the installed system, please?
>
>This file does not exist neither on the installed system, nor within
>the installer from the USB stick that contains your upload2 image.
>I tried to `find` it but still nothing.
>
>The file fw_vendor exists and contains 0xbb32e318
Ah, sorry - I got confused. Tha file should exist in the upload3
image. If it's not too much trouble, could I ask you to try that
please, and run "64-bit install"? I've got a suspicion that your
system is a bit odd!
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