UEFI is a POS

[Gary Kline]

On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 01:45:17AM -0600, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> -Saw an update for my motherboard[1]. Cool!
> -Downloaded the update and applied it.
> -System wouldn't boot. Cannot find a boot drive. Hard drive
>  is detected... but won't boot?
> -Downgrade to old UEFI, play with settings. Still won't boot.
> -Google.
> -Find http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/installation.html
>  Section "Announcing the Boot Loader to the EFI"
> -Boot into rescue mode on my F17 USB installer.
> -Type: efibootmgr -c
> -Reboot. System boots now.
> 
> So, beware: BIOS updates are no longer an easy operation. There is a
> default location for the EFI loader that Fedora is not using (but is
> for USB/CD). Why is Fedora not using the default location? To play
> nice with other OSes?
> 
> [1] http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77I_DELUXE/
> -- 


	greeting, fellow fedora users.  it is good to know that this 
	UEFI matter is coming to the fore.  I've been having hassles 
	for about two weeks.  [[ I am physically disabled, a hacker 
	for three decades, and until very recently, was using Ubuntu
	as my desktop and FreeBSD as my server.]]  my volunteer system
	admin is *most* familiar with red hat and suggested I get used 
	to fedora and centos.  

	I got centos-6.3 installed on my server--fine.  a hardware tech 
	I hired to do wiring stuff and things I physically cannot finally
	bought a Dell 3010.  he cautioned me about this new UEFI "feature"
	and left.  I listened with half an ear.  I'm great in hacking C,
	some C++, and am learning python.  I can get out of my power
	wheelchair and do very **minimal** things under my desk.  things
	bblew up when I tried to deinstall gnome and install kde.  
	FWIW, yes, I was able to hit F12 on my nnew Dell quad i5.  then
	found the thing would boot if I arrowed down and pressed at
	just the right place.  But:: rebooting did not work.  I got a
	warning string: something like "Cant Find Boot Sector" and
	then told to press any key to reboot.   << censored. >>


	Question: will new brand new fedora CD have this "efibootmgr"
	or do I have to goto the rodsbooks.com url and fmess around?

	I'll be much obliged for any help, insights, or  whatever.

	gary kline




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 Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
              Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.