[SOLVED] UEFI

gnu noob · 03-08-2020, 06:56 PM

Hi everyone, I have installed linux on a Dell Inspirion 3583, but the hard drive doesn't show up in the UEFI and it won't see the hard drive at bootup. I installed GRUB to the MBR on sda.

Thanks in advance for the help.

yancek · 03-08-2020, 07:22 PM

Since there are well over 500 different 'Linux' distributions, the first piece of information that would be needed would be which of them you are using.
If you are using UEFI, you would not need to install Grub to the MBR, it should install the Grub and EFI boot files to the EFI partition. Do you have an EFI partition? Did you install in UEFI mode? Is your Linux the only OS?

gnu noob · 03-08-2020, 08:18 PM

I'm installing Debian testing. I had not created an EFI partition, and yes I am installing in UEFI mode and no, Debian will be the only OS. Thank you, I will reinstall with the EFI partition

yancek · 03-09-2020, 08:48 AM

The Debian Wiki on UEFI is at the link below and hopefully will be of some help.

https://wiki.debian.org/UEFI

sevendogsbsd · 03-09-2020, 08:56 AM

FYI: Debian (stable) works perfectly on my UEFI implementation (MSI z240A-pro motherboard) with an EFI partition. All drives are GPT by the way and the board BIOS/EFI is set to UEFI and secure boot off. Debian is the only OS.

gnu noob · 03-09-2020, 10:19 AM

Solved.
Added the efi partition and works now thanks for the help.