HP 800 G6 stuck on rEFInd - Initializing

[Rotoi]

@george1421 There is indeed a file named refind.efi in /var/www/html/fog/service/ipxe. I renamed the refind_x64.efi file previously downloaded and tested it. It is the same. I posted the compatibility issue in the refind forum.

[george1421]

@rotoi I just thought of something else to try to totally remove ipxe from the picture (just in case its leaving something behind causing issues. I don’t think so, but we never really know).

I have this tutorial on how to usb boot into iPXE: https://forums.fogproject.org/topic/6350/usb-boot-uefi-client-into-fog-menu-easy-way

The idea is if we exchange ipxe.efi in this tutorial with the refind_x64.efi file (renamed according to the tutorial) then you should be able to boot into refind from the usb stick. You might get a warning because the config file is missing, but lets see if it get past initialization bit.

[Rotoi]

@george1421 I booted the refind_x64.efi file renamed bootx64.efi from the usb stick. It’s the same error, “rEFIND - Initializing” in a blue banner with a black background. It seems to be indeed a compatibility issue with this model.

[george1421]

@rotoi Yes I agree. I wanted to get FOG out of the picture to make sure we weren’t leaving bits behind for refind to stumble on.

For this model of computer. Go into the host definition for this computer and pick the exit mode of “Exit”. Lets see if this system will take the Exit command. That is the only other UEFI Exit mode that is available at the moment, the others are for bios mode. If this doesn’t work 40/60% chance, I want to try setting an error level with the Exit command (something new I just learned). But thats a bit more complicated to setup than just picking Exit from the UEFI Exit mode in the host definition.

[Rotoi]

@george1421 Like I said in the original post, I tested every options from the Host EFI Exit Type including EXIT, it doesn’t work. It says “chainloading failed, hit ‘s’ for the ipxe shell”. Yes, what is it about setting the error level ?

[george1421]

@rotoi Actually that is the easiest way.

When you get the hit s for command prompt, do that.

At the command prompt key in exit 1 and press enter. If that doesn’t work then try exit 2. This is just an experiment to see if what I read is accurate.

exit is a built in command into iPXE, where refind, ipxe chainloads refind.efi and lets refind boot the system. Exit and SANBOOT are built into to iPXE.

[Rotoi]

@george1421 exit 1 and exit 2 just restart the system.

[george1421]

@rotoi Ok thank you for trying. I was hoping we found a magic bullet to getting this thing going for you.

[Florent]

@rotoi You can try last version of refind.efi https://sourceforge.net/projects/refind/
Here we think to set new options “reboot” for uefi system to bypass this problem when no task in progress

[Rotoi]

@florent 0.13.3.1 is the version I already tested previously.