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efi vs bios grub detection

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#27794: closed (efi vs bios grub detection)
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:10:03 +0000

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Your message dated Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:00:39 +0100
with message-id <861rc4b4ag.fsf <at> gmail.com>
and subject line Re: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection
has caused the debbugs.gnu.org bug report #27794,
regarding efi vs bios grub detection
to be marked as done.

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From: buen ouanq <buenouanq <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: efi vs bios grub detection
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:22:23 -0600

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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.

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From: zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com>
To: buen ouanq <buenouanq <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 27794-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27794: efi vs bios grub detection
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:00:39 +0100

Hi,

On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 at 14:01, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Dec 2020 at 21:13, zimoun <zimon.toutoune <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 at 16:22, buen ouanq <buenouanq <at> gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> 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).
>>
>> This bug is very old and had been forgotten.  I do not think it is
>> relevant anymore.  If it is, could you provide moreinfo.  Otherwise, I
>> will close it after the usual 3 weeks delay.
>>
>> <http://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/27794>
>
> If no moreinfo, I will close this bug in the coming days.

Since no moreinfo after a long a delay, closing!


All the best,
simon

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