GRUB2 Install Failing on MSI GD-53

YawningAngel · 2011-11-23 16:40:15

Following the instructions on https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2:
I can create and mount the EFI partition fine, and the installation process seems to work absolutely fine up to the point where I input

# modprobe efivars

At which point I get a "no such device found" error and, upon running

# ls -1 /sys/firmware/efi/vars/

I am told the directory does not exist. However, I have absolutely no idea what's going wrong. My motherboard doesn't seem to have an option of booting outside of EFI mode (I can't choose either way, so I'm assuming it's stuck on EFI mode), and I'm fairly sure my firmware is 64-bit, so I don't know what the problem is. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I could check?

the.ridikulus.rat · 2011-11-23 16:42:06

You need to boot the installer via uefi to use efivars and efibootmgr. Follow https://gitorious.org/tianocore_uefi_du … I_boot_USB . You seem to have used BIOS boot mode.

Last edited by the.ridikulus.rat (2011-11-23 16:42:49)

YawningAngel · 2011-11-23 16:50:58

Oh. I feel a fool now

Thank you very much.

the.ridikulus.rat · 2011-11-26 09:15:04

Mark the thread as [SOLVED]

Last edited by the.ridikulus.rat (2011-11-26 09:15:18)

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GRUB2 Install Failing on MSI GD-53

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Re: GRUB2 Install Failing on MSI GD-53

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