On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at 5:07:59 AM UTC-5, Joe Hemmerlein wrote:
> Hi,
>
> so far it was easy to install and run Qubes OS 4.0 RC3 (and RC2) on this
> hardware - as long as I keep boot mode on "Legacy Only".
>
> However, the TPM chip on this hardware works in UEFI boot mode only; and even
> with secureboot disabled and CSM support enabled, I can't get Qubes OS to
> boot in UEFI mode:
> - The installer doesn't run in UEFI mode (I get text mode grub, but whatever
> i select simply does nothing and returns to grub)
> - If I turn UEFI mode on after installing Qubes OS, I don't even get grub.- I
> tried the UEFI troubleshooting guide to no avail, although I was unable to
> run efibootmgr directly while in legacy boot mode ("EFI variables are not
> supported on this system") so in order to run efibootmgr, i booted a separate
> Fedora 26 Live image which does boot in UEFI mode. However, even with updated
> records, the result is the same: selecting those options from the UEFI boot
> menu simply makes the screen flicker once and then i'm back in the UEFI boot
> menu.
> - I tried copying the EFI and CFG file to /EFU/BOOT and renaming them to
> BOOTX64.EFI and .CFG, and also created new entries with efibootmgr for this,
> again without success.
>
>
> I also tried installing Qubes OS 3.2 on this system which didn't work and
> initial troubleshooting failed; but I'd like to concentrate my efforts on
> making this work for Qubes 4.0 so i didn't spend too much time on getting
> Qubes OS 3.2 on the T470.
>
>
>
> Any hints about troubleshooting the UEFI boot option are appreciated; i can
> also provide more exact details about what i already tried. Given the specs
> of this machine, I'm really determined to not give up easily.
>
>
> For now, I'll test other functionality in legacy mode only.
>
> Cheers,
> -joe
What if CSM enabled and legacy bios mode if you have it?
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