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1. 

   alanyih
   

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   @maybl8

   https://doc.slitaz.org/en:guides:uefi-live

   Where it says
   wget http://cook.slitaz.org/next64/grub2/browse/taz/grub2-efi-2.02/fs/boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi

   I changed 2.02 to 2.04

   Contents of package “grub2-efi-2.04” (1M):
   permissions·lnk·user ·group · size·date & time ·name

   drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 9 2020 /
   drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 9 2020 /boot/
   drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 9 2020 /boot/efi/
   drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 9 2020 /boot/efi/boot/
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1064960 Jul 9 2020 /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi

   https://cook.slitaz.org/next64/grub2/browse/taz/grub2-efi-2.04/fs/boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi

   # file bootx64.efi
   bootx64.efi: PE32+ executable (EFI application) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows

   VS.

   # file /media/cdrom/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   /media/cdrom/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 5.10.210-slitaz64 (root@tank) #2 SMP Thu Mar 7 14:38:29 Europe 2024, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0X5, Normal VGA

   Posted 1 month ago #
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   alanyih
   

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   @maybl8.

   HP Spectre x360 Convertible 15-df1xxx
   Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics]
   Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP CNVi WiFi

   the machine doesn't boot to grub anymore and just locks up with a blank screen.

   sda 8:0 1 3.8G 0 disk
   └─sda1 8:1 1 52.7M 0 part

   slitaz-rolling-core64: kernel-3.16.55 xorg-server-1.12.4
   slitaz-current-core64: kernel-5.10.210 xorg-server-1.20.14

   Try slitaz-current-core64.iso with dd.

   if have showed boot process with a blank screen.

   press CTRL + ALT + F2 switch to VT2

   login: root
   password: root

   # slitaz
   # tazpkg
   # tazpkg recharge
   # X -version
   ....

   Posted 1 month ago #
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   maybl8
   

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   Here is a menuentry from one of the OS's I have on the laptop.
   Could something here give you an idea of what I need to change.

   menuentry 'Arch Linux, with Linux linux' --class arch --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-linux-advanced-91f4ccdf-2376-48ab-a390-91ea0bc4b02a' {
   savedefault
   load_video
   set gfxpayload=keep
   insmod gzio
   insmod part_gpt
   insmod ext2
   search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 91f4ccdf-2376-48ab-a390-91ea0bc4b02a
   echo 'Loading Linux linux ...'
   linux /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=UUID=91f4ccdf-2376-48ab-a390-91ea0bc4b02a rw loglevel=3 nvidia_drm.modeset=1 fbcon=font:TER16x32 vt.color=0x17
   echo 'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
   initrd /boot/intel-ucode.img /boot/initramfs-linux.img
   }

   Posted 1 month ago #
4. 

   alanyih
   

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   @HGT,
   @maybl8,

   When slitaz-rolling-core64.iso is copied to a USB flash drive via:
   # dd if=slitaz-rolling-core64.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=1M
   where /dev/sdb is the flash drive,
   SliTaz can be booted in UEFI mode from that device.

   With slitaz-current-core64.iso this does not work!
   EFI/esp.img in that ISO is much smaller than that in rolling.

   > Try slitaz-current-core64.iso with dd.

   My bad !

   Please try again:
   slitaz-current.iso with dd.

   slitaz-current.iso https://tinyurl.com/yt8shtty
   slitaz-current.md5 https://tinyurl.com/yzj2n4tn

   ----

   slitaz-current-core64.iso

   $ 7z l slitaz-current-core64.iso

   7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
   p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_US.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,4 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 92872704 bytes (89 MiB)

   Listing archive: slitaz-current-core64.iso

   --
   Path = slitaz-current-core64.iso
   Type = Iso
   Physical Size = 92872704
   Comment =
   System: LINUX
   Volume: SliTaz core64
   VolumeSet: SliTaz cooking
   Publisher: http://www.slitaz.org
   Preparer: root
   Application: tazlito 537/genisoimage 1.1.11 (Linux)
   Copyright: README
   Created = 2024-03-07 17:30:28
   Modified = 2024-03-07 17:30:28

      Date      Time    Attr         Size   Compressed  Name
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 D....                            boot
   2024-03-07 14:38:43 .....      5271744      5271744  boot/bzImage64
   2024-03-07 17:26:57 D....                            boot/grub
   2021-10-23 10:33:57 .....        24842        24842  boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
   2024-01-15 16:12:05 .....       354512       354512  boot/ipxe.exe
   2024-03-07 17:30:27 D....                            boot/isolinux
   2024-03-07 17:30:28 .....         2048         2048  boot/isolinux/boot.cat
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....        17607        17607  boot/isolinux/c32box.c32
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....          857          857  boot/isolinux/help.en
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....          875          875  boot/isolinux/help.fr
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         3718         3718  boot/isolinux/i18n.cfg
   2024-01-15 12:25:20 .....        26624        26624  boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin
   2024-03-07 17:27:12 .....         1499         1499  boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1446         1446  boot/isolinux/kbd
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1000         1000  boot/isolinux/opts.en
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1118         1118  boot/isolinux/opts.fr
   2021-10-23 10:33:57 .....        23795        23795  boot/isolinux/splash.jpg
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....        75442        75442  boot/isolinux/vesamenu.c32
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         4042         4042  boot/linld.com
   2024-01-15 16:12:51 .....        55532        55532  boot/memtest.exe
   2024-01-15 16:13:00 .....        57865        57865  boot/memtest64.exe
   2024-01-15 16:13:22 .....        23717        23717  boot/plop.exe
   2024-03-07 17:30:24 .....     86607792     86607792  boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-07 14:38:43 .....      5271744      5271744  boot/vmlinuz-5.10.210-slitaz64
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 D....                            EFI
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 D....                            EFI/boot
   2024-03-07 14:38:43 .....      5271744      5271744  EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 .....           61           61  EFI/boot/linux.cmdline
   2024-03-07 17:30:24 .....     86607792     86607792  EFI/boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-07 17:30:27 .....       190464       190464  EFI/esp.img
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 .....         4922         4922  index.html
   2024-03-07 17:30:28 .....         1393         1393  md5sum
   2024-03-07 17:30:25 .....          811          811  README
                       .....         2048         2048  [BOOT]/1-Boot-NoEmul.img
                       .....       190464       190464  [BOOT]/2-Boot-NoEmul.img
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-07 17:30:28          190097518    190097518  30 files, 5 folders
   

   $ 7z e slitaz-current-core64.iso EFI/esp.img

   7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
   p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_US.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,4 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 92872704 bytes (89 MiB)

   Extracting archive: slitaz-current-core64.iso
   --
   Path = slitaz-current-core64.iso
   Type = Iso
   Physical Size = 92872704
   Comment =
   System: LINUX
   Volume: SliTaz core64
   VolumeSet: SliTaz cooking
   Publisher: http://www.slitaz.org
   Preparer: root
   Application: tazlito 537/genisoimage 1.1.11 (Linux)
   Copyright: README
   Created = 2024-03-07 17:30:28
   Modified = 2024-03-07 17:30:28

   Everything is Ok

   Size: 190464
   Compressed: 92872704

   $ 7z t esp.img

   7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
   p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_US.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,4 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 190464 bytes (186 KiB)

   Testing archive: esp.img

   ERRORS:
   Unexpected end of archive

   --
   Path = esp.img
   Type = FAT
   ERRORS:
   Unexpected end of archive
   Physical Size = 92073984
   File System = FAT16
   Cluster Size = 2048
   Free Space = 91885568
   Headers Size = 188416
   Label = SLITAZ BOOT
   Sector Size = 512
   ID = 0

   ERROR: Data Error : EFI/boot/linux.cmdline
   ERROR: Data Error : EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   ERROR: Data Error : EFI/boot/rootfs.gz

   Sub items Errors: 3

   Archives with Errors: 1

   Open Errors: 1

   Sub items Errors: 3

   $ 7z l esp.img

   7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
   p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_US.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,4 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 190464 bytes (186 KiB)

   Listing archive: esp.img

   --
   Path = esp.img
   Type = FAT
   ERRORS:
   Unexpected end of archive
   Physical Size = 92073984
   File System = FAT16
   Cluster Size = 2048
   Free Space = 91885568
   Headers Size = 188416
   Label = SLITAZ BOOT
   Sector Size = 512
   ID = 0

      Date      Time    Attr         Size   Compressed  Name
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-07 17:30:26 D....                            EFI
   2024-03-07 17:30:26 D....                            EFI/boot
   2024-03-07 17:30:24 ....A           61         2048  EFI/boot/linux.cmdline
   2024-03-07 14:38:42 ....A      5271744      5273600  EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   2024-03-07 17:30:24 ....A     86607792     86607872  EFI/boot/rootfs.gz
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-07 17:30:26           91879597     91883520  3 files, 2 folders
   
   Errors: 1

   $

   VS.

   $ 7z l slitaz-current.iso

   7-Zip [64] 16.02 : Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Igor Pavlov : 2016-05-21
   p7zip Version 16.02 (locale=en_US.utf8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,4 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 92872704 bytes (89 MiB)

   Listing archive: slitaz-current.iso

   --
   Path = slitaz-current.iso
   Type = Iso
   Physical Size = 92872704
   Comment =
   System: LINUX
   Volume: SliTaz LiveCD
   VolumeSet: SliTaz current
   Publisher: http://www.slitaz.org
   Preparer: root
   Application: tazlito 537/genisoimage 1.1.11 (Linux)
   Copyright: README
   Created = 2024-03-13 12:07:13
   Modified = 2024-03-13 12:07:13

    Date      Time    Attr         Size   Compressed  Name
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 D....                            boot
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....      5271744      5271744  boot/bzImage64
   2024-03-07 17:26:57 D....                            boot/grub
   2021-10-23 10:33:57 .....        24842        24842  boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....       354512       354512  boot/ipxe.exe
   2024-03-07 17:30:27 D....                            boot/isolinux
   2024-03-13 12:07:13 .....         2048         2048  boot/isolinux/boot.cat
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....        17607        17607  boot/isolinux/c32box.c32
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....          857          857  boot/isolinux/help.en
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....          875          875  boot/isolinux/help.fr
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         3718         3718  boot/isolinux/i18n.cfg
   2024-01-15 12:25:20 .....        26624        26624  boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin
   2024-03-07 17:27:12 .....         1499         1499  boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1446         1446  boot/isolinux/kbd
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1000         1000  boot/isolinux/opts.en
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....         1118         1118  boot/isolinux/opts.fr
   2021-10-23 10:33:57 .....        23795        23795  boot/isolinux/splash.jpg
   2024-01-15 12:25:26 .....        75442        75442  boot/isolinux/vesamenu.c32
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....         4042         4042  boot/linld.com
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....        55532        55532  boot/memtest.exe
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....        57865        57865  boot/memtest64.exe
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....        23717        23717  boot/plop.exe
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....     86607792     86607792  boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....      5271744      5271744  boot/vmlinuz-5.10.210-slitaz64
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 D....                            EFI
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 D....                            EFI/boot
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....      5271744      5271744  EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 .....           61           61  EFI/boot/linux.cmdline
   2024-03-13 12:06:41 .....     86607792     86607792  EFI/boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-13 12:07:13 .....     92073984     92073984  EFI/esp.img
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 .....         4922         4922  index.html
   2024-03-13 12:07:13 .....         1393         1393  md5sum
   2024-03-13 12:07:12 .....          811          811  README
                       .....         2048         2048  [BOOT]/1-Boot-NoEmul.img
                       .....     23018496     23018496  [BOOT]/2-Boot-NoEmul.img
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------  ------------------------
   2024-03-13 12:07:13          304809070    304809070  30 files, 5 folders

   $

   Posted 1 month ago #
5. 

   alanyih
   

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   Fixed ISO

   slitaz-current-core64.iso 2024-Mar-14 21:44:10 88.8M
   http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/current/slitaz-current-core64.iso

   Fix issue efi for tazlito on current
   https://hg.slitaz.org/wok-current/rev/a8b1ac48fc8d

   Posted 1 month ago #
6. 

   HGT
   

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   @alanyih

   I just copied the ISO image from

   http://mirror1.slitaz.org/iso/current/slitaz-current-core64.iso
   with dd to an USB flash drive and booted from that on an UEFI system.

   The result was a kernel panic after:

   Cannot open root device "(null)" or unknown-block(0,0): error -6

   Please append a correct "root=" boot option

   That file is from 2024-03-15, not 2024-03-14

   Posted 1 month ago #
7. 

   shann
   

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   Hi HGT,

   Infact on qemu i see issue, let's me check :(
   For 2024-03-15, yes i rebuild iso for include tazpkg with new feature.

   Posted 1 month ago #
8. 

   maybl8
   

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   Just tried the latest current-core64 on my uefi only laptop.
   Still doesn't boot to it.

   Maybe I don't understand your iso's.
   There is no GRUB on here or system files. Looks just like efi files.
   Am i missing something?

   [demo@Manjaro Downloads]$ 7z l slitaz-current-core64\ \(1\).iso

   7-Zip [64] 17.05 : Copyright (c) 1999-2021 Igor Pavlov : 2017-08-28
   p7zip Version 17.05 (locale=en_US.UTF-8,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,64 bits,8 CPUs x64)

   Scanning the drive for archives:
   1 file, 93149184 bytes (89 MiB)

   Listing archive: slitaz-current-core64 (1).iso

   --
   Path = slitaz-current-core64 (1).iso
   Type = Iso
   Physical Size = 93149184
   Comment =
   System: LINUX
   Volume: SliTaz core64
   VolumeSet: SliTaz cooking
   Publisher: http://www.slitaz.org
   Preparer: root
   Application: tazlito 537/genisoimage 1.1.11 (Linux)
   Copyright: README
   Created = 2024-03-24 13:08:31
   Modified = 2024-03-24 13:08:31

   Date Time Attr Size Compressed Name
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 D.... boot
   2024-03-07 10:38:43 ..... 5271744 5271744 boot/bzImage64
   2024-03-24 13:04:59 D.... boot/grub
   2021-10-23 06:33:57 ..... 24842 24842 boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
   2024-01-15 12:12:05 ..... 354512 354512 boot/ipxe.exe
   2024-03-24 13:08:30 D.... boot/isolinux
   2024-03-24 13:08:31 ..... 2048 2048 boot/isolinux/boot.cat
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 17607 17607 boot/isolinux/c32box.c32
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 857 857 boot/isolinux/help.en
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 875 875 boot/isolinux/help.fr
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 3718 3718 boot/isolinux/i18n.cfg
   2024-01-15 08:25:20 ..... 26624 26624 boot/isolinux/isolinux.bin
   2024-03-24 13:05:15 ..... 1499 1499 boot/isolinux/isolinux.cfg
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 1446 1446 boot/isolinux/kbd
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 1000 1000 boot/isolinux/opts.en
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 1118 1118 boot/isolinux/opts.fr
   2021-10-23 06:33:57 ..... 23795 23795 boot/isolinux/splash.jpg
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 75442 75442 boot/isolinux/vesamenu.c32
   2024-01-15 08:25:26 ..... 4042 4042 boot/linld.com
   2024-01-15 12:12:51 ..... 55532 55532 boot/memtest.exe
   2024-01-15 12:13:00 ..... 57865 57865 boot/memtest64.exe
   2024-01-15 12:13:22 ..... 23717 23717 boot/plop.exe
   2024-03-24 13:08:28 ..... 86883352 86883352 boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-07 10:38:43 ..... 5271744 5271744 boot/vmlinuz-5.10.210-slitaz64
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 D.... EFI
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 D.... EFI/boot
   2024-03-07 10:38:43 ..... 5271744 5271744 EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 ..... 61 61 EFI/boot/linux.cmdline
   2024-03-24 13:08:28 ..... 86883352 86883352 EFI/boot/rootfs.gz
   2024-03-24 13:08:30 ..... 92350464 92350464 EFI/esp.img
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 ..... 4922 4922 index.html
   2024-03-24 13:08:31 ..... 1393 1393 md5sum
   2024-03-24 13:08:29 ..... 811 811 README
   ..... 2048 2048 [BOOT]/1-Boot-NoEmul.img
   ..... 23087616 23087616 [BOOT]/2-Boot-NoEmul.img
   ------------------- ----- ------------ ------------ ------------------------
   2024-03-24 13:08:31 305705790 305705790 30 files, 5 folders

   Posted 1 month ago #
9. 

   shann
   

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   Hi maybl8,

   ISO use isolinux for bios and EFI in case of EFI only.
   /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz is used when grub4dos-linux is installed

   Need more investigate to found why we have Cannot open root device "(null)" or unknown-block(0,0): error -6
   I check if we could use grub2 for EFI boot on livecd/liveusb.

   Posted 1 month ago #
10. 

    shann
    

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    Hi maybl8,

    After search think found why issue happen.
    Infact for rolling we have linux-efi.u that patch efi-stub to use linux.cmdline when boot on uefi.

    But this patch not work for linux 4.x / 5.x, i need to rewrite it.

    Another solution is to have grub2 has loader on livecd/liveusb, can be implied increase iso size.

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    shann
    

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    Hi maybl8,

    Continue to search best way for boot in UEFI.
    I check for patch kernel and also to use grub2-efi as bootloader.

    Below test with grub2-efi bootx64.efi, i have grub prompt [try to load /efi/grub/grub.cfg], need check to add grub.cfg for directly load kernel/initrd

    for rw root=0x100 video=-32 autologin initrd=\EFI\BOOT\rootfs.gz i try to use cmdline inside kernel (no success)

    In case i use this and load sucessfully.

    set root=(hd0,msdos1)
    linux /EFI/BOOT/vmlinuz root=/dev/null
    initrd /EFI/BOOT/rootfs.gz
    boot

    

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    Posted 1 month ago #
12. 

    shann
    

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    After adjust grub2-efi-x64 grub.cfg config, seem good, need test and adjust tazlito to use grub2-efi.

    Below wip stuff.

    

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    1. slitaz_uefi_grub_auto.png (53.7 KB, 17 downloads) 1 month old

    Posted 1 month ago #
13. 

    maybl8
    

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    This looks great.
    Can I get an .iso to test on my sytem?

    Posted 1 month ago #
14. 

    shann
    

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    Hi maybl8,

    Fight and deal with tazlito to found best way for add grub loader.
    Seem find now, i gen base64, test it. let's me build core64 and test if ok with qemu efi also before push them on my space for you can test.

    Posted 1 month ago #
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    shann
    

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    I put isos to my space.

    https://people.slitaz.org/~shann/slitaz-current-stuff/efitest/

    Test for core64 on qemu, i don't have xorg launch due of unknown video device.

    Hope will be ok with our hardware :)

    Posted 1 month ago #

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