Re: GRUB and nonstandard EFI partitions

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On Thu, 2019-11-07 at 14:59 -0700, stan via users wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Nov 2019 23:41:51 +0200
> Kad Zayar via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > altering Windows partitions is not something he's comfortable with, 
> > while reinstalling Fedora is not a problem (he still hasn't made it
> > his own).
> 
> You will have to re-install Fedora to get a UEFI install.  I don't
> think there is a way to boot the windows EFI partition from an MBR grub.

There isn't. See https://www.happyassassin.net/2014/01/25/uefi-boot-how-does-that-actually-work-then/

> When the install media is booting, press the key that opens the machine
> firmware (used to be called BIOS, but it isn't really any more),
> usually F2 or Del.  Then look at the boot menu provided, and select the
> UEFI version of the install media to boot.  That will boot it in EFI
> mode, and it will install in EFI mode.  Then you will be able to boot
> windows from the same menu, as they will both be EFI.  Fedora can only
> install in the mode that the installer was booted in.

Coincidentally I did exactly this today, so I can confirm that it
works.

poc
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