[Solved?] Linux 3.12.2 fails to boot silently under EFI

HalosGhost · 2013-11-30 19:55:11

Well folks, it looks like this unsolved issue has mysteriously come back with a vengeance.

Any ideas on how this can be fixed this time around?

All the best,

-HG

Last edited by HalosGhost (2013-11-30 22:47:37)

WonderWoofy · 2013-11-30 20:20:46

Does it fail only when trying to use the UEFI efistub? Or can you still boot it with a regular bootloader like grub-efi or syslinux-efi? Doe it work with the old tried and true bios method?

In essence I am curious if it is the kernel itself or if it is the kernel's efistub.

HalosGhost · 2013-11-30 21:29:05

WonderWoofy wrote:

Does it fail only when trying to use the UEFI efistub? Or can you still boot it with a regular bootloader like grub-efi or syslinux-efi? Doe it work with the old tried and true bios method?

I'm using Gummiboot chainloading syslinux (yeah, I know that's silly; I just haven't gotten around to fixing it—but technically speaking, it should work fine).

In essence I am curious if it is the kernel itself or if it is the kernel's efistub.

I cannot test BIOS unfortunately, so I can't speak on the issue, but I do believe it is an EFI issue (though it appears to be kernel-version specific)—I'll change the title in just a sec.

All the best,

-HG

WonderWoofy · 2013-11-30 21:30:51

Is syslinux the only bootloader you have tried here, or are you saying that it won't work under a bootlooder or boot manager?

HalosGhost · 2013-11-30 21:33:37

In the past, I had tried GRUB and syslinux and jwr (if memory serves) had a similar result with Gummiboot straight. I haven't tested multiple ones this time around since the issue appears to be identical.

All the best,

-HG

graysky · 2013-11-30 21:33:59

Can't answer your question specifically; booting 3.12.2-1 using rEFInd just fine.

HalosGhost · 2013-11-30 21:35:58

graysky wrote:

Can't answer your question specifically; booting 3.12.2-1 using rEFInd just fine.

Stranger and stranger? I guess the next question is actually, "Is anyone else experiencing this at all, or is it just me?" If it's just my setup, then I'll try a couple other configurations.

All the best,

-HG

WonderWoofy · 2013-11-30 21:47:53

Mine works fine, which is why I was asking about other bootloaders... probably should have mentioned that.

jasonwryan · 2013-11-30 22:00:58

I haven't had this problem recur since 3.11.10 (I think). Current vanilla kernel (12.2) works fine with gummiboot. Custom kernels have all worked flawlessly throughout

graysky · 2013-11-30 22:12:53

HalosGhost wrote:

I guess the next question is actually, "Is anyone else experiencing this at all, or is it just me?" If it's just my setup, then I'll try a couple other configurations

rEFInd is pretty easy to configure if you're game. Just install the package and read the readme.install that prints out what your cp to /boot/efi. For reference, here is my refind.conf which you can edit to match your system.

timeout 2
resolution 2560	1440

banner darkforest.png

showtools shell,memtest,reboot,shutdown
scanfor optical,manual
default_selection "Arch Custom"

menuentry "Arch Custom" {
	icon EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
	volume boot
	ostype Linux
	loader /vmlinuz-linux-custom
	initrd /initramfs-linux-custom.img
	options "root=/dev/sda3 rootfstype=btrfs rw quiet"
}

menuentry "Arch Custom Fallback" {
	icon EFI/refind/icons/os_arch.icns
	volume boot
	ostype Linux
	loader /vmlinuz-linux-custom
	initrd /initramfs-linux-custom-fallback.img
	options "root=/dev/sda3 rootfstype=btrfs rw quiet"
}

menuentry "Arch Mini" {
	icon EFI/refind/icons/os_gummiboot.icns
	volume mini
	ostype Linux
	loader /boot/vmlinuz-linux
	initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
	options "root=/dev/sdb3 rootfstype=ext4 rw"
}

WonderWoofy · 2013-11-30 22:13:13

jwr wrote:

Custom kernels have all worked flawlessly throughout

This is the part that befuddles me...

jasonwryan · 2013-11-30 22:16:22

WonderWoofy wrote:

jwr wrote:
Custom kernels have all worked flawlessly throughout
This is the part that befuddles me...

Yes, agreed. My hypothesis, meagre as it is, is that it is a peripheral module (or some other functionality) that is interfering with the process.

HalosGhost · 2013-11-30 22:46:57

Okay, I've gotten it to work, though it still behaves a little oddly. It's now functional. I managed to get it working by cutting Gummiboot out of the process. Still not sure why that would matter so much.

All the best,

-HG

graysky · 2013-11-30 22:47:53

I have other UEFI machines that run the vanilla Arch kernel, just updated one to 3.12.2-1 and it rebooted without a hitch.

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