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rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

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Daedalus EFI mode does not start on 990FX system

I tried to install Daedalus AMD64 netinstall release in EFI mode via a Ventoj stick on this computer:

# inxi -F
System:
  Host: rh032 Kernel: 6.1.0-11-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Console: pty pts/0
    Distro: Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 v: Rev 1.xx
    serial: xxx UEFI: American Megatrends v: 2901 date: 05/04/2016
CPU:
  Info: 8-core model: AMD FX-8370 ... 

The special thing is that the computer is equipped with a NVME on an adapter card as boot device.

I end up with

No bootfile found for UEFI!
Maybe the image does not support x64 UEFI

No matter if normal mode or grub2-mode. The SHA265 checksum of the image is correct.

Also tried RC5 and RC8, both end in a "_", a hard reset is required.

I did a successful installation with an old preview dated 220523.

Any ideas?

Last edited by rolfie (2023-08-20 17:30:51)

rolfie

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Re: Daedalus EFI mode does not start on 990FX system

Some news: checked the SHA256 checksum of the iso on the Ventoj stick and found it was different from the one in my Download folder.

Well, replaced the file on the stick and made sure it had the same checksum as listed on the Devuan download page, now it is correct.

Trying to boot from that iso ends up in the "_", the computer seems to be locked. NUM is on as set in the bios, but no reaction on a keystroke. Also no way to open a console. Only way out is power off/on or hard reset. So now same behaviour as the two RC versions I tested.

ralph.ronnquist

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Re: Daedalus EFI mode does not start on 990FX system

Are you able to try with the ISO on a stick by itself?

rolfie

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Re: Daedalus EFI mode does not start on 990FX system

Thanks for the suggestion. Used cp to copy the iso to a memory stick, that works.

Next step is to test the Ventoj stick on my main system.

rolfie

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Re: Daedalus EFI mode does not start on 990FX system

The Daedalus 5.0.0 netinstall does not start also from the Ventoj stick on my X570/Ryzen 5900X system. Same "_" appears, the PC is locked. Hard reset resolves.

Looks like there is an incompatibility between the Ventoj environment and the official installer. An old preview from a year ago did start ok.

Last edited by rolfie (2023-08-21 14:38:17)