Re: Build GRUB for UEFI (not EFI), 64 bit

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

Arne Schwabe wrote:
> Am 01.02.10 15:05, schrieb Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko:
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>> Arne Schwabe wrote:
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>>> Am 01.02.10 08:00, schrieb address@hidden:
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>>>> Hello everybody.
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>>>> I am currently trying to build grub for UEFI (I got new modern Intel 
>>>> motherboard that support boot loading).
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>>> I am curios which one. I have a DP55WG and I did not get UEFI + Linux
>>> working. UEFI + Windows 7 on the other hand works fine. The EFI Shell
>>> also works fine.
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>>>> According to the grub manual, I use
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>>>> ./configure --with-platform=efi --target=x86_64
>>>> make
>>>> ./grub-mkimage -d- -o bootx64.efi modules_list
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>>>> and try to load from it. it does not work! The computer just restarts when 
>>>> running it, in the beginning. 
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>>> That happens for me with elilo. Grub2 lilo just says that relocating is
>>> not supported (or something similar)$
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>> you probably need newreloc branch.
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> Okay, tried that out too. Did not work well either.
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> When I give kernel arguments grub says:
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> Anomaly in region alocations detected. Simultaneous relocators?
> Boot aborted. Press any key to exit.
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What you were doing exactly? This message is a part of unloading
relocators which shouldn't even be called unless you try to execute
"linux" for the second time
> Screenshot: plai.de/grub1.jpg
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> If I do not supply kernel arguments, it may boot or not:
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>> boot
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> error: no suitable mode found
> Booting however
> error: no video mode activated
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> But without video and the kernel not mouting the filesystem (so no
> remote) it is hard to tell.
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You need to
insmod efi_gop
or (for older systems)
insmod efi_uga
> Arne
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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko

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