error: cannot find commands 'linuxefi' or 'initrdefi'
I get those errors trying to boot openSUSE. They show up after it tries to load the linux 3.11.6-4 desktop and the initial ramdisk respectively.
My problem is long, and the issues before this are all listed http://redd.it/2gtgxf there. I haven't updated it since my last install attempt. Basically all the same, but I put the 200MB boot partition set as bios grub (iirc, may have been efi boot) and mounted it on /boot/efi. The installer had me install grub2-efi, and I'm pretty sure I checked support secure boot.
I ran both fdisk -l and parted -l on my /dev/sda, and the results are:
fdisk -l:
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Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disk label type: gpt
# Start End Size Type Name
1 2048 401407 195M BIOS boot parti primary
2 401408 33961983 16G Microsoft basic primary
3 33961984 453386239 200G Microsoft basic primary
4 453386240 3907028991 1.6T Microsoft basic primary
parted -l:
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Model: ATA ST2000DM001-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 2000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt_sync_mbr
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 206MB 204MB fat16 primary bios_grub, legacy_boot
2 206MB 17.4GB 17.2GB linux-swap(v1) primary
3 17.4GB 232GB 215GB ext4 primary
4 232GB 2000GB 1768GB ext4 primary
Now I can FINALLY boot my HDD after all this trouble. I'm so close I can almost taste it. But I'm getting this error when booting into openSUSE:
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Loading Linux 3.11.6-4-desktop ...
error: can't find command 'linuxefi'.
Loading initial ramdisk ...
error: can't find command 'initrdefi'.
Re: error: cannot find commands 'linuxefi' or 'initrdefi'
I'm not sure what you have done here.
You seem to have a "grub.cfg" that is intended to be used by grub2-efi, but you appear to instead be booting with plain grub2.
If you want a "quick fix", you can try locating "grub.cfg" (should be in "/boot/grub2"), and edit it. Change "linuxefi" to "linux" everywhere, and change "initrdefi" to "initrd" everywhere. Then perhaps plain grub2 can boot it.
Looking at your partitioning, I can see that you are confused. That's understandable, as UEFI can be confusing.
Here's some "fdisk" output from my UEFI system. This is with the version of "fdisk" from factory:
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# fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 931.5 GiB, 1000204886016 bytes, 1953525168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 684408B5-6977-4175-A06C-5A6CED930275
Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/sdb1 2048 1026047 1024000 500M EFI System
/dev/sdb2 1026048 2050047 1024000 500M Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb3 2050048 232736767 230686720 110G Linux LVM
/dev/sdb4 232736768 274679807 41943040 20G Linux filesystem
/dev/sdb5 274679808 295651327 20971520 10G Linux swap
/dev/sdb6 295651328 316622847 20971520 10G Linux filesystem
And here's corresponding "parted" output:
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# parted /dev/sdb print
Model: ATA ST1000DM003-9YN1 (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/4096B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 525MB 524MB fat16 EFI System boot
2 525MB 1050MB 524MB ext2 Linux filesystem
3 1050MB 119GB 118GB Linux LVM lvm
4 119GB 141GB 21.5GB ext4 Linux filesystem
5 141GB 151GB 10.7GB Linux swap
6 151GB 162GB 10.7GB Linux filesystem
The differences to note:
(a) I have an EFI partition. You don't appear to have one. Your partition 1 is flagged as a BIOS boot partition, rather than as an EFI partition.
(b) I do not have a BIOS Boot partition. You do appear to have one.
Booting with UEFI needs an EFI partition, but it does not need a BIOS boot partition. Traditional MBR style booting on a GPT disk uses plain "grub2" and does need a BIOS boot partition (which normally won't use FAT).
I'm not sure what to suggest. One possibility would be to delete all partitions and start over.
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Notes on "linuxefi" and "initrdefi".
If you are not using secure-boot, you can continue to use "linux" and "initrd". If you want secure-boot, you must use "linuxefi" and "initrdefi". You cannot mix and match. That is, you cannot use "linuxefi" without "initrdefi" and if you instead use "linux", you must also use plain "initrd". What goes into the automatically generated "grub.cfg" depends on whether "/etc/default/grub" contains the line "GRUB_USE_LINUXEFI=true".
Using "linuxefi" loads the kernel into memory in a different way (calls it at a special EFI entry point).
I hope this gives you some pointers as to what went wrong. Feel free to ask additional questions if I have not been clear enough.
Re: error: cannot find commands 'linuxefi' or 'initrdefi'
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Originally Posted by
nrickert
(a) I have an EFI partition. You don't appear to have one. Your partition 1 is flagged as a BIOS boot partition, rather than as an EFI partition.
Reinstalled, did a FAT system on /boot/efi. Installed grub2 on it. It was so simple... I feel silly now. I thought I had done that...
Re: error: cannot find commands 'linuxefi' or 'initrdefi'
Should be default if you boot the media in EFI mode not legacy
