On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, Connie Sieh wrote: > On Thu, 26 Dec 2013, צביקה הרמתי wrote: > >> --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" >> >> 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 . I have updated a SL 65 Install DVD image for you to test. If needed I can make the same changes to the SL 6.4 Install DVD image. ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/6.5/x86_64/iso/SL-65-x86_64-2013-12-27-Install-DVD.iso -Connie Sieh > > -Connie Sieh >> >> Thanks, >> Zvika >> >> --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4 >> Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> >> <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> >> >> --089e013d19ccbc51d004ee7158e4-- >