[SOLVED] Unable to boot to UEFI mode from Slackware 14.2 USB media

gvajpai · 01-03-2021, 08:05 PM

Hello Everyone,
I obtained latest slackware 14.2 media from official website, created a bootable USB by using dd command.
The drive can't boot in UEFI mode, however when I enable legacy BIOS mode, it works.
Tried it on my Lenovo Ideapad 330S and Thinkpad E14.
Please see output of partition table from fdisk utility:

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 3.73 GiB, 4009754624 bytes, 7831552 sectors
Disk model: DataTraveler 109
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x6ce9a639

Device     Boot Start     End Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1  *        0 5496831 5496832  2.6G 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS

Please advise what I might be missing here. I need to install in UEFI mode.

colorpurple21859 · 01-03-2021, 09:35 PM

Which is full name of iso you downloaded? If it doesn't have slackware64 in the name you downloaded the 32bit iso and it won't work on a uefi system.

gvajpai · 01-03-2021, 10:20 PM

The filename does not have 64 in it. Just to be sure I booted the USB in legacy mode and run 'uname' and it was indeed i686.

Thanks for correcting me. I am feeling stupid though, for missing the right download folder. I am on a slow connection in remote part of Himalayas now a days.
If there is an alternate mini iso installer, please do suggest.
Marking as solved.

colorpurple21859 · 01-04-2021, 04:54 AM

your not the first one that downloaded the wrong iso.
Your welcome

BudiKusasi · 01-21-2021, 05:47 PM

use nearer mirror e.g. China

make use of pause-resume feature

Code:

wget -c http.................