[SOLVED] UEFI shell won't work on Thinkpad Edge E520

swordfish · 2013-02-09 18:14:04

Hi there,

I have installed the x86_64 UEFI Shell 2.0 on my Thinkpad Edge E520 which is already booting in UEFI mode using refind-efi for some time now. The same shell is running just fine on my desktop system.

But - on the Thinkpad it doesn't run. The shell is installed as /boot/efi/shellx64.efi and when I start the laptop, refind appears and shows me the shell icon (amoung others). But when I choose the shell from refind I get a black screen with this writing:

Starting shellx64.efi
Using load options ' '

ASSERT_EFI_ERROR  (Status = Device Error)

ASSERT c:\dev\edk2tip\Build\Shell\RELEASE_VS2005\X64\ShellPkg\Application\Shell\Shell\DEBUG\AutoGen.c (431):  !EFI_ERROR (Status)_

I don't know if the text is going on after the last underline. If yes I cannot see it because the text is running out of the screen.

The funny thing is - exactly the same setup is working pretty nice on my Asrock ITX board but not on the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge E520.

Any ideas? Just say, if you need further information.

Last edited by swordfish (2013-02-10 11:44:27)

swordfish · 2013-02-10 11:44:11

Okay, found the - somewhat obvious - solution myself. The UEFI Bios on my Thinkpad is an "old" UEFI 2.0. So, Shell 2.0 won't work on this system (as I could have read in the wiki ).

Now, I have installed Shell 1.0 and I can enter the shell from refind .

Last edited by swordfish (2013-02-10 11:45:03)

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#1 2013-02-09 18:14:04

[SOLVED] UEFI shell won't work on Thinkpad Edge E520

#2 2013-02-10 11:44:11

Re: [SOLVED] UEFI shell won't work on Thinkpad Edge E520

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