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UEFI only Laptop - Trouble booting

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• Started 10 months ago by maybl8
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   maybl8
   

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   Should I use this post to ask questions like:
   How do I adjust screen brightness. My keyboard keys for it don't do anything.

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   maybl8
   

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   So I now can install to my hard drive and add the wireless ucode and get wireless.
   My laptop already had GRUB on it so when I installed to a partition on the drive all I had to do is update GRUB and Slitaz was there.

   Now I want to install to a usb drive that has nothing on it.
   Did we cover how to get grub installed along with Slitaz for EFI?

   Also could you put the wireless ucode I need in the iso?
   Thanks
   Dan

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   New issue
   After updating and rebooting I have lost wireless. It shows my settings but don't connect.
   Also my Screen Resolution is stuck at 1024x768 and I have no other choices.
   Not sure how to fix this unless I reinstall and don't upgrade packages.

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   Hi maybl8,

   Concerning install of SliTaz with uefi from scratch need to check for grub2 steps and /boot/efi partition.

   for upgrade bad :(.
   Hope no due of changes i do, upgrade to 5.10.217 and put pinctrl_intel* to modules.
   Can you confirm with iso you have, 5.10.215 with pinctrl_intel* built-in and firmware no issue to connect ?

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   maybl8
   

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   Can you confirm with iso you have, 5.10.215 with pinctrl_intel* built-in and firmware no issue to connect ?

   I used the iso that you put in the efitest folder.
   It is .215 . I don't know about pinctrl. I know I was able to get wireless after I loaded the ucode you had me download and put in the firmware folder and changed the wireless settings for my wifi.

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   Hi Maybl8,

   I check, infact on april efitest iso, kernel have pinctrl built-in.

   Sorry for issue :(, check for push and rebuild kernel.

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   Rebuild kernel done and iso rebuild also.
   ISOs available on mirror
   https://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/current/slitaz-current-core64.iso

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   OK Downloaded the iso.
   The newer kernel is there.
   I didn't notice my wireless ucode in there.
   So do I just install like I did before with the scripts and add my wireless ucode manually?
   Then try the update and see what happens?

   Posted 7 months ago #
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   shann
   

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   Hi maybl8,

   Yes new kernel 5.10.217.
   In case you can reinstall on usb key if you don't have datas on partition and retry update (5.10.215 to 5.10.217) and wifi should work.

   Infact i don't include firmware on iso

   Posted 7 months ago #
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    maybl8
    

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    Reinstalled to harddrive.
    I am on .217 kernel.
    There is no updates.

    Is this current iso a rolling release iso?
    If not can I change something to make it a rolling release?

    I still need to figure out how to get grub on flash drive and then perform the slitaz install to it.

    Also How do I change the screen brightness on this laptop. The Function keys don't work.

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    shann
    

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    Hi Maybl8,

    Infact, because iso is build with packages on tank / mirror, always up to date.

    In case, current could be considered as rolling release, updates are pushed on it.
    I hope also to provide stable version.

    For grub efi install, check to take time this evening after work to poc them.

    Concerning Fn keys, maybe miss tools or kernel options :/.

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    maybl8
    

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    Another thing now that I can use the sytem is connect to my network shares. I Have a NAS drive on my local network that has windows shares setup on it.
    Thanks

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    shann
    

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    Hi Maybl8,

    Minus few tests, add file not present on package i have successfully install slitaz with grub2-efi on my qemu env :)

    Need to adjust grub2-efi-x64-modules to have kernel.img modinfo.sh file and write procedure.

    Below my poc

    Create two partitions first 512Mo vfat for /boot/efi, second for / ext4

    Use tazinst-stable to install slitaz (with sda2 as /).

    After install mount partitions
    /dev/sda2 to /mnt
    /dev/sda1 to /mnt/boot/efi

    Install grub2-x64-efi-modules, grub2-x64, grub2 inside new system with --root=/mnt
    Manually add miss file grub-install complain (kernel.img and modinfo.sh)

    prepare chroot

    mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
    mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
    mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys

    Install grub and gen grub.cfg

    grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/EFI --directory=/boot/grub/x86_64-efi --recheck --removable --bootloader-id=grub /dev/sda

    grub-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/grub/grub.cfg

    

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    Posted 7 months ago #
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    shann
    

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    I push fix for grub2-x64-efi-modules (available tomorrow on mirror when sync)
    https://cook.slitaz.org/current/cooker.cgi?pkg=grub2-efi-x64-modules

    Below procedure :

    Create two partitions first 512Mo vfat for /boot/efi, second for / ext4
    /!\ Ensure to replace sdX1 / sdX2 by disk to use /!\

    fdisk /dev/sdX

    mkfs.vfat /dev/sdX1
    mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdX2

    Create installer file

    tazinst-stable new installer

    Edit them and set TGT_PARTITION="/dev/sda2" TGT_FS="ext4", adjust stuff for TGT_HOSTNAME, TGT_ROOT_PWD, TGT_USER and TGT_USER_PWD.

    keep TGT_GRUB="no" (install grub4dos and we want grub2-efi)

    After installation done, we are ready to do stuff for grub2-efi bootloader

    mount root partition

    mount /dev/sdX2 /mnt

    Create efi folder for esp partition

    mkdir /mnt/boot/efi

    mount esp parition

    mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/boot/efi

    Install grub2-efi-x64, grub2, grub2-efi-x64-modules on new root
    # Edit thanks maybl8 for found typo (i miss ; done) :(

    for pkg in 'grub2' 'grub2-efi-x64' 'grub2-efi-x64-modules'; do tazpkg -gi $pkg --root=/mnt; done

    prepare to chroot on new root

    mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
    mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc
    mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys

    Chroot on new root and install grub2

    chroot /mnt
    grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --boot-directory=/boot/efi/EFI --directory=/boot/grub/x86_64-efi --recheck --removable --bootloader-id=grub /dev/sdX

    grub-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/grub/grub.cfg

    quit chroot umount partition

    exit
    umount /mnt/dev /mnt/proc /mnt/sys
    umount /mnt
    reboot

    Enjoy

    Posted 7 months ago #
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    shann
    

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    Hi Maybl8,

    For information, i force sync for current (no wait this noon for sync) mirror is now up to date.

    Posted 7 months ago #

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