On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, צביקה הרמתי wrote:
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> Hi.
> The installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-2013-03-18-Install-DVD) has "/EFI/BOOT"
> directory, but it's missing the important ".efi" file.
> Thus, the DVD isn't recognized by UEFI firmware as EFI capable booting
> media, and it can be booted only using "legacy" (BIOS) booting.
>
> That's making further problems, because according to
> https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html:
> "
> Therefore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was
> used during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a
> system that uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses
> UEFI.
> "
>
> Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the system isn't UEFI, and makes wrong
> decisions, which cause SL to not boot, until manually hacked.
Researching .
-Connie Sieh
>
> Thanks,
> Zvika
>
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> <div dir=3D"rtl"><div style=3D"direction:ltr"><div style=3D"direction:ltr">=
> Hi.</div><div style=3D"direction:ltr">The installation DVD (SL-64-x86_64-20=
> 13-03-18-Install-DVD) has "/EFI/BOOT" directory, but it's mis=
> sing the important ".efi" file.</div>
> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">Thus, the DVD isn't recognized by UEFI fir=
> mware as EFI capable booting media, and it can be booted only using "l=
> egacy" (BIOS) booting.</div><div style=3D"direction:ltr"><br></div><di=
> v style=3D"direction:ltr">
> That's making further problems, because according to <a href=3D"https:/=
> /access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html=
> /Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html">https://access.redhat.com/site/docume=
> ntation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x8=
> 6.html</a> :</div>
> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">"</div><div style=3D"direction:ltr">There=
> fore, the installed system must boot using the same firmware that was used =
> during installation. You cannot install the operating system on a system th=
> at uses BIOS and then boot this installation on a system that uses UEFI.</d=
> iv>
> <div style=3D"direction:ltr">"</div><div style=3D"direction:ltr"><br><=
> /div><div style=3D"direction:ltr">Therefore, Anaconda assumes that the syst=
> em isn't UEFI, and makes wrong decisions, which cause SL to not boot, u=
> ntil manually hacked.</div>
> <div style=3D"direction:ltr"><br></div><div style=3D"direction:ltr">Thanks,=
> </div><div style=3D"direction:ltr">Zvika</div></div></div>
>
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