Re: [orca-list] Slint Demo/Tutorial, Part 2: The Post-install--first steps

[Didier Spaier <didier slint fr>]

Now that I think about it again, I am unsure if you booted (or tried to)
the Slint installer in EFI mode or Legacy mode. Anyway I suggest that
you tried the other mode, whichever it was.

As an aside, when a Linux system is running this command:
ls /sys/firmware
will tell you in which mode the machine runs: if there is "efi" in the
output it's in EFI mode else in Legacy mode.

Best,

Didier

On 16/10/2019 00:36, Didier Spaier wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On 15/10/2019 02:34, Andy Borka via orca-list wrote:
> > Sighted help told me that when the image boots, the diagnostics/recovery system tools appear. We get put into 
> > a 'file explorer' type window that simulates Windows 10's file explorer. In this window is an error code that 
> > is larger than 128 characters long. Directions on the bottom of the screen tell us to use up/down arrows to 
> > select an option, then press ENTER to make a choice. Press F10 to enter BIOS, and press F2 or press the power 
> > button to restart normally. Pressing ENTER on this rather large error code results in a Linux terminal window 
> > with the prompt:
> >
> > <EFI>
> >
> >
> > I didn't explore much past that because I didn't want to break something.
> >
> >
> > > Indeed the installer should be able to boot in either both EFI and Legacy mode.
> >
> > Here is the boot manager contents...
> >
> > Boot mode is EFI
> >
> > Choose 1 from the list below.
> >
> > Ubuntu 19.10
> >
> > EFI USB drive
> >
> >
> > > >Secure boot is not provided by the Slint installer as is.
> > It shouldn't make that much of a difference because I have SB turned off in BIOS. However, is the system 
> > looking for a kernel that at least supports it?
>
> Which system? the BIOS no, a you said, neither GRUB. So, no.
>
> > > >Did you check the integrity of the ISO image with its sha256 checksum as indicated here:
> > Everything checks out as expected.
> > > >Do you have other system(s) installed on this machine, and which one(s)?
> >
> > Ubuntu 19.10
> >
> >
> > > >Do yu know the exact model (number) of this machine, and its firmware?
> > > No.
>
> If possible please send me privately pictures showing the errors displayed by the BIOS and itd various menyu 
> (especially the Settings that you probably display pressing F10, and the Start menu if separate).
>
> You could try this:
> 1. But the BIOS (aka the firmware) in Legacy mode (not EFI)
> 2. Try to run the Slint installer. If that works, do not install GRUB from the installer when asked (we will 
> reconfigure GRUB from Ubuntu later, see below)
> 3. When all installation and configuration steps of Slint are performed, reboot.
> 4. Probably you will need to put back the BIOS in EFI mode to boot Ubuntu as its installer installed GRUB 
> only for this mode.
> 5. From Ubuntu, re-configure GRUB (probably typing "grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg" or just 
> "update-grub"). If all goes well it will find Slint and add stanzas for it in the GRUB boot menu. Probably Slint will 
> be after Ubuntu in this menu.
> 6. Of all that succeeded you should be able to boot either Ubuntu or Slint (I assume that's what you plan to 
> do. Please confirm).
> 7. Please let us know the outcome
>
> PS Uploading now in the Slint repos and should be available in a few hours, as I wrote in the ChangeLog:
>
>
> Wednesday 16 October 2019
> bluefish-2.2.10-x86_64-1slint: Added.
>   GTK-based HTML Editor
> libreoffice-6.2.7-x86_64-1slint: Upgraded.
> locales/libreoffice-help_<locale>-6.2.7-x86_64-1slint: Added/Upgraded
>    65 packages (help packs for LibreOffice)
> locales/libreoffice-l10n_<locale>-6.2.7-x86_64-1slint: Added/Upgraded
>    115 packages (language packs for LibreOffice)
> locales/mozilla-firefox-l10n-<locale>-52esr-x86_64-1slint: Removed
>    51 packages removed. These language packs do not fit the Firefox
>    version currently shipped and language packs can be installed from
>    the Preferences GUI of Firefox.
> tintin-2.01.91-x86_64-1slint
>    Console MUD client
>    The executable is /usr/bin/tt++
>    Cf.:  /usr/doc/tintin-2.01.91/docs/help.html
>
> Thanks for the suggestions/requests <smile>