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Old 06-29-2016, 11:34 AM   #1
naikin
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Failed command prompt in Slackware UEFI installation


I am trying to install Slackware current while booting in UEFI mode. I am using a USB to boot the installation. To create the USB I downloaded the .iso from alienbob's website and ran
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isohybrid --uefi slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso
. Then I followed the instructions here http://www.playwithtransistors.com/i...efi-boot-stick to create the bootable USB. I successfully boot in UEFI mode. However grub seems to cause some problems(apparently grub is used to boot the USB in UEFI). After I choose to boot from the USB in UEFI mode from the BIOS, grub presents me with choices what to boot: Slackware 14.2 huge.s or Slackware 14.2 huge.s (KMS console) or any installed operating system. Whichever of the first 2 options I choose, I am then presented with screen which requires to pick keyboard map. The keyboard seems to be messed up though as none of the keys seems to match its equivalent (e.g. I hit enter and 'a' is printed on the screen). How can I fix this. I wanna boot in UEFI mode. I also tried creating a bootable USB using
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7z x slackware64-current-install-dvd.iso -o /run/media/niko/604A-00EA/
but the result was the same.

UPDATE:

Found the answer. See it here http://superuser.com/questions/10950...095058#1095058

Last edited by naikin; 06-29-2016 at 12:37 PM.
 
Old 06-29-2016, 12:25 PM   #2
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Reading here under 'UEFI boot' the documentation says that On UEFI computers, Grub2 handles the boot and it will show a menu similar (and similarly themed) to the Syslinux menu.
http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:liveslak

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You can select a keyboard mapping that matches your computer’s. And/or boot Slackware in another language than US English.
Look under "Booting the live OS" on this page:
http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/slac...ts-way-to-1-0/


Other links that might help.
http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:sla...uefi_and_elilo
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ot-4175497607/
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...12#post5456512
 
  


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