From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Received: by 10.50.66.210 with SMTP id h18mr2982204igt.3.1432271165889; Thu, 21 May 2015 22:06:05 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: voidlinux@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.178.138 with SMTP id cy10ls154091igc.27.gmail; Thu, 21 May 2015 22:06:05 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.50.78.132 with SMTP id b4mr56618igx.2.1432271165669; Thu, 21 May 2015 22:06:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 22:06:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Antonio Malcolm To: voidlinux@googlegroups.com Message-Id: Subject: Can't Achieve A Bootable UEFI Install On Thinkpad W530 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_329_1093721449.1432271164277" ------=_Part_329_1093721449.1432271164277 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_330_1863858670.1432271164277" ------=_Part_330_1863858670.1432271164277 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit UEFI on the Thinkpad W530 doesn't recognize Void's GRUB install as a bootable option. This is EXACTLY the same issue I encountered when installing on the Aorus X3+ several months ago (ref: https://goo.gl/imuigm), and I'm solving it EXACTLY the same way, by first installing Manjaro, then Void, and updating Manjaro's GRUB install during the Void install. (This is outlined at the bottom of the install how-to I added to the docs, here: https://goo.gl/z0TWQz) Somehow, GRUB, when installed by Void, isn't recognized by the UEFI on this Thinkpad, or the Aorus X3, and I'm forced to install GRUB from another source. Of the three laptops on which I've now installed Void, the only one of the three to not have this issue is a 2011 MacBook Pro. ------=_Part_330_1863858670.1432271164277 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
UEFI on the Thinkpad W530 doesn't recognize Void's GRUB install as a bootable option.
This is EXACTLY the same issue I encountered when installing on the Aorus X3+ several months ago (ref: https://goo.gl/imuigm), and I'm solving it EXACTLY the same way, by first installing Manjaro, then Void, and updating Manjaro's GRUB install during the Void install.
(This is outlined at the bottom of the install how-to I added to the docs, here: https://goo.gl/z0TWQz)

Somehow, GRUB, when installed by Void, isn't recognized by the UEFI on this Thinkpad, or the Aorus X3, and I'm forced to install GRUB from another source.
Of the three laptops on which I've now installed Void, the only one of the three to not have this issue is a 2011 MacBook Pro.

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