From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: buen ouanq Subject: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:22:23 -0600 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36145) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ3PQ-00051B-UQ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:02:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ3PO-0006FN-W3 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:02:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:50031) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ3PO-0006FH-SJ for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:02:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ3PO-0006st-Ht for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 19:02:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:32793) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n3-0007bV-J6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:26 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n2-0003RU-QI for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:25 -0400 Received: from mail-it0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22d]:37329) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dZ2n2-0003RH-L9 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 18:22:24 -0400 Received: by mail-it0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id v127so20797743itd.0 for ; Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:22:24 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 27794@debbugs.gnu.org --001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" It was recommended in the IRC room that I send this email. I struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus GuixSD) to install in ways that I was positive had worked before. Turns out the installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refused to install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though I had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no meaningful hints as to why. It would be nice if there was a little note about this in the install guide, something along the lines of, `EFI/BIOS detection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was booted.' (or whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really). Thank you. --001a11448c1277e6e10554ef6a54 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It was recommended in the IRC room that I s= end this email.
I struggled all yesterday failing to get GRUB (and thus = GuixSD) to install in ways that I was positive had worked before.
= Turns out the installation USB had booted UEFI rather than BIOS, so it refu= sed to install what I understood to be the default (BIOS GRUB), even though= I had done and partitioned everything correctly, and there were no meaning= ful hints as to why.
It would be nice if there was a little note a= bout this in the install guide, something along the lines of, `EFI/BIOS det= ection for GRUB depends on how the installation image was booted.' (or = whatever it actually does, I'm not sure really).

Thank you= .



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