On Sun, Dec 08, 2013 at 10:42:19AM -0700, Chris Murphy wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2013, at 3:56 AM, Dave Mitchell <davem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 04:35:28PM +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote: > >> I'm currently preparing to fedup an F18 system to F19, looking at these > >> instructions: > >> > >> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/19/html/Installation_Guide/ch18s02.html > >> > >> The bit about updating the GRUB bootloader has got gotten me confused. > >> My system is a newish x86_64 laptop, with F18 as the only thing on it, > >> installed from scratch (no upgrades etc). > >> > >> The instructions say to look in /var/log/anaconda/anaconda.program.log > >> where you'll find a command similar to > >> > >> efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l \EFI\redhat\grub.efi > >> > >> then later on, run > >> > >> efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l '\EFI\fedora\grubx64.efi' -b bootnumber > >> > >> Now, the command I see in the anaconda log is in fact: > >> > >> efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l \EFI\fedora\shim.efi > >> > >> This differs from the example in the docs by '-p 1' verses '-p Y' and > >> 'shim.efi' verses 'grub.efi'. > >> > >> So, what values should I give for the -p and -l options? > >> > >> Also, its not entirely clear what 'bootnumber' value for the -b arg should > >> be; should this the same number as used to delete the old boot entry in > >> the previous step? > > > > No feedback so far. Anyone? > > The Y in the instructions, I think, is intended to be a variable because > it can differ. Ah yes, I see now thanks, it follows on from the X in sdX. > what you want is the one with 1. However, running this command in shell > compared to from anaconda, \E is still an E so you actually need to use > two backslashes. > > efibootmgr -c -w -L Fedora -d /dev/sda -p 1 -l \\EFI\\fedora\\shim.efi > > To confirm you can use > > efibootmgr -v Any idea whether I should be using shim.efi or grubx64.efi (or even grub.efi)? -- Never do today what you can put off till tomorrow. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
