[SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

x-yuri · 2013-06-11 10:50:43

Wiki says:

Note: As of refind-efi 0.6.5, refind now automatically detects kernels in /boot. They do not have to be renamed to have a .efi extension either. Hence, the following sync scripts aren't needed if using refind.

But I can't get it to work. That is, I delete /boot/efi/EFI/arch/*.{img,efi}, but it doesn't find the files (initramfs-linux-fallback.img, initramfs-linux.img, vmlinuz-linux) in /boot. Am I doing it wrong? Also I can't see anything like this in changelog. I have refind-efi 0.6.11-1.

Last edited by x-yuri (2013-06-12 23:53:07)

Diaz · 2013-06-12 01:03:58

Make sure you also copied the refind drivers to the efi partition so that it can read the partition with the kernels.

srs5694 · 2013-06-12 01:10:45

Diaz is correct; you need an EFI driver for your root (or /boot, if it's separate) partition. Also, rEFInd has been scanning inside the directory called "boot" since at least version 0.2.7, and I believe earlier than that. (I'd need to dig into the source code to be sure.) I've just edited the wiki to correct the version number and add a note that an EFI driver is required.

x-yuri · 2013-06-12 15:41:28

I've copied the drivers onto UEFISYS partition (I've put refind into EFI/boot so that VirtualBox would automatically run refind):

// booted from arch live cd
# ls -R
.:
EFI/

./EFI:
arch/  boot/  tools/

./EFI/arch:
refind_linux.conf*

./EFI/boot:
bootx64.efi*  icons/  refind.conf*

./EFI/boot/icons:
arrow_left.icns*      os_freebsd.icns*    os_refind.icns*
arrow_right.icns*     os_freedos.icns*    os_refit.icns*
boot_linux.icns*      os_gentoo.icns*     os_slackware.icns*
boot_win.icns*        os_gummiboot.icns*  os_suse.icns*
func_about.icns*      os_haiku.icns*      os_ubuntu.icns*
func_exit.icns*       os_hwtest.icns*     os_unknown.icns*
func_firmware.icns*   os_kubuntu.icns*    os_win.icns*
func_reset.icns*      os_legacy.icns*     tool_apple_rescue.icns*
func_shutdown.icns*   os_linux.icns*      tool_mok_tool.icns*
os_altlinux.icns*     os_linuxmint.icns*  tool_part.icns*
os_arch.icns*         os_lubuntu.icns*    tool_shell.icns*
os_centos.icns*       os_mac.icns*        transparent.icns*
os_chrome.icns*       os_mandriva.icns*   vol_external.icns*
os_debian.icns*       os_netbsd.icns*     vol_internal.icns*
os_ecomstation.icns*  os_openbsd.icns*    vol_optical.icns*
os_fatdog.icns*       os_opensuse.icns*
os_fedora.icns*       os_redhat.icns*

./EFI/tools:
drivers/

./EFI/tools/drivers:
ext2_x64.efi*  ext4_x64.efi*  hfs_x64.efi*  iso9660_x64.efi*  reiserfs_x64.efi*
# lsblk
NAME   MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda      8:0    0    30G  0 disk
├─sda1   8:1    0   512M  0 part /mnt/boot/efi
├─sda2   8:2    0   100M  0 part /mnt/boot
└─sda3   8:3    0  29.4G  0 part
  └─VolGroup00-lvolroot (dm-1)
       254:1    0  29.4G  0 lvm  /mnt
...

With no result though, refind displays no options for booting OS.

x-yuri · 2013-06-12 15:59:45

And then I've renamed boot -> refind and run refind_x64.efi from UEFI shell:

# ls -R
.:
EFI/

./EFI:
arch/  refind/  tools/

./EFI/arch:
refind_linux.conf*

./EFI/refind:
icons/  refind.conf*  refind_x64.efi*

./EFI/refind/icons:
arrow_left.icns*      os_freebsd.icns*    os_refind.icns*
arrow_right.icns*     os_freedos.icns*    os_refit.icns*
boot_linux.icns*      os_gentoo.icns*     os_slackware.icns*
boot_win.icns*        os_gummiboot.icns*  os_suse.icns*
func_about.icns*      os_haiku.icns*      os_ubuntu.icns*
func_exit.icns*       os_hwtest.icns*     os_unknown.icns*
func_firmware.icns*   os_kubuntu.icns*    os_win.icns*
func_reset.icns*      os_legacy.icns*     tool_apple_rescue.icns*
func_shutdown.icns*   os_linux.icns*      tool_mok_tool.icns*
os_altlinux.icns*     os_linuxmint.icns*  tool_part.icns*
os_arch.icns*         os_lubuntu.icns*    tool_shell.icns*
os_centos.icns*       os_mac.icns*        transparent.icns*
os_chrome.icns*       os_mandriva.icns*   vol_external.icns*
os_debian.icns*       os_netbsd.icns*     vol_internal.icns*
os_ecomstation.icns*  os_openbsd.icns*    vol_optical.icns*
os_fatdog.icns*       os_opensuse.icns*
os_fedora.icns*       os_redhat.icns*

./EFI/tools:
drivers/

./EFI/tools/drivers:
ext2_x64.efi*  ext4_x64.efi*  hfs_x64.efi*  iso9660_x64.efi*  reiserfs_x64.efi*

Nevertheless with the same result.

x-yuri · 2013-06-12 19:51:39

I see, either one needs to put drivers into EFI\refind\drivers{,_<arch>} directory, or specify path to them:

# Directories in which to search for EFI drivers. These drivers can
# provide filesystem support, give access to hard disks on plug-in
# controllers, etc. In most cases none are needed, but if you add
# EFI drivers and you want rEFInd to automatically load them, you
# should specify one or more paths here. rEFInd always scans the
# "drivers" and "drivers_{arch}" subdirectories of its own installation
# directory (where "{arch}" is your architecture code); this option
# specifies ADDITIONAL directories to scan.
# Default is to scan no additional directories for EFI drivers
#
#scan_driver_dirs EFI/tools/drivers,drivers

x-yuri · 2013-06-12 20:10:45

Fixed wiki.

WonderWoofy · 2013-06-12 20:22:36

Don't forget to makr your thread here as [Solved].

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#1 2013-06-11 10:50:43

[SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#2 2013-06-12 01:03:58

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#3 2013-06-12 01:10:45

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#4 2013-06-12 15:41:28

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#5 2013-06-12 15:59:45

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#6 2013-06-12 19:51:39

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#7 2013-06-12 20:10:45

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

#8 2013-06-12 20:22:36

Re: [SOLVED] No more sync EFISTUB Kernel, you say?

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