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Old 03-02-2014, 11:04 PM   #1
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UEFI problems. Trying to use rEFInd as my boot manager


So I have rEFInd currently installed as my boot manager because I had a previous installation of Arch Linux. I currently have my computer setup for dual booting and I am trying to install Slackware where I used to have Arch. I have installed Slackware correctly, but I have no clue how to add Slackware to my rEFInd menu. I know that under my /mnt/boot/efi/EFI there is the WINDOWS folder and the refind folder. How do I get Slackware installed under rEFInd?
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Old 03-02-2014, 11:25 PM   #2
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I use Grub to dual boot using rEFInd.
Procedure-

1. Check that Grub is installed/install it.

2. Then I used the Arch wiki to install Grub for Uefi systems
Code:
# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi --bootloader-id=Slackware --recheck
(ESP is mounted at /boot/efi)

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Grub#UEFI_systems_2

You may also want to look at the following if you use Grub with Slackware: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ml#post5078462 so that an initrd is attached only with the generic kernel and not with the huge kernel.

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Old 03-02-2014, 11:29 PM   #3
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Ok I will look into that and give it a try and let you know
 
Old 03-02-2014, 11:52 PM   #4
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So I reinstalled Slackware and used the ELILO option at the end of install and it works. When i boot into rEFInd if I select the second Slackware logo it works perfect. For some reason if I select the first Slackware logo when it boots it comes up with errors and says something along the lines of "Kernel panic" and a whole bunch of other errors. Not sure what the deal is but it's not that big of a deal I gues.
 
Old 03-02-2014, 11:59 PM   #5
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I dont know much about Elilo, but perhaps you are trying to boot the generic kernel without generating an initrd; hence the kernel panic.

http://docs.slackware.com/slackware:...generic_kernel
 
  


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