Trying out Zenwalk... New UEFI install and stuck at GRUB screen.
by arfon from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5C082)
I've installed Zenwalk 15 (latest Nov release) onto my UEFI laptop (eMMC disk)...
Ive got an EFI partition and I told it not to install LILO but install ELILO...
Now I'm trying to boot and I get a black/white text GRUB screen with just a "grub>" prompt. I looked at the TAB options but none seem to boot the machine.
What have I done wrong?
UPDATE 1: Linux Mint was on the machine... It looks like the EFI information is still on there and ELILO install didn't do it's job.
UPDATE 2: Wiped the disk... Re-partitioned (512M EFI & the rest EXT4)... Re-installed... Went to set up ELILO and something about "Could not prepare Boot variable: success" pops up the vanishes...
UPDATE 3: Looks like it's a Slackware package that needs a patch- "It looks like efivar is faulty in slackware64-current"
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6127519
Ive got an EFI partition and I told it not to install LILO but install ELILO...
Now I'm trying to boot and I get a black/white text GRUB screen with just a "grub>" prompt. I looked at the TAB options but none seem to boot the machine.
What have I done wrong?
UPDATE 1: Linux Mint was on the machine... It looks like the EFI information is still on there and ELILO install didn't do it's job.
UPDATE 2: Wiped the disk... Re-partitioned (512M EFI & the rest EXT4)... Re-installed... Went to set up ELILO and something about "Could not prepare Boot variable: success" pops up the vanishes...
UPDATE 3: Looks like it's a Slackware package that needs a patch- "It looks like efivar is faulty in slackware64-current"
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post6127519