[Bug 1213119] Re: "You need to load the kernel first" when trying to select any option from grub list when using EFI (ver 2.1) and trying to install Ubuntu.
Christopher M. Penalver
christopher.m.penalver at gmail.com
Sat Sep 14 12:53:04 UTC 2013
** Description changed:
- This affects Precise, Quantal and Raring on ga a75 ud4h hardware. This is not a Secure Boot capable system .
+ This affects Precise, Quantal and Raring on ga a75 ud4h hardware. This is not a Secure Boot capable system .
Trying to install using EFI mode when Windows installed using GPT already.
- EFI has to be switched off to allow installer or live session to run. Both default and fallback installers not working when EFI is on. No options from grub list boot - get "can not read cd0/files" and "You need to load the kernel first" errors.
+ EFI has to be switched off to allow installer or live session to run. Both default and fallback installers not working when EFI is on. No options from grub list boot - get "can not read cd0/files" and "You need to load the kernel first" errors.
Have asked this http://askubuntu.com/q/208405/102029 question and tried
to list some observations at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2149013.
After installing using the workaround of switching EFI off and then
creating grub_bios partition to allow installtion bios mode. Then
installing of grub-efi needs other modification to existing boot loader
for Ubuntu to boot. This is due to firmware hardcoding by vendors.
Boot-Repair fixes things to get going but through time system
deteriorates and becomes unrecoverable or bootable due to mountall
errors.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: grub-efi (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.331
Date: Fri Aug 16 15:09:38 2013
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
+ TERM=xterm
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ SourcePackage: grub2
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+
+ ProblemType: Bug
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
+ Package: linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.29
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
+ Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
+ ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
+ Architecture: amd64
+ AudioDevicesInUse:
+ USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
+ /dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 3446 F.... pulseaudio
+ CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
+ CasperVersion: 1.331
+ Date: Fri Aug 16 17:26:40 2013
+ IwConfig:
+ eth0 no wireless extensions.
+
+ lo no wireless extensions.
+ LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
+ MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A75-UD4H
+ MarkForUpload: True
+ ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
- SourcePackage: grub2
+ ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
+ ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=gb
+ RelatedPackageVersions:
+ linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
+ linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
+ linux-firmware 1.106
+ RfKill:
+
+ SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2012
+ dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
+ dmi.bios.version: F8c
+ dmi.board.name: GA-A75-UD4H
+ dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
+ dmi.board.version: x.x
+ dmi.chassis.type: 3
+ dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
+ dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8c:bd12/07/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-A75-UD4H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-A75-UD4H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
+ dmi.product.name: GA-A75-UD4H
+ dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
** Tags removed: kernel-bug-exists-upstream
** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.11-rc5 latest-bios-f7 needs-upstream-testing precise quantal
** Tags added: saucy
** Summary changed:
- "You need to load the kernel first" when trying to select any option from grub list when using EFI (ver 2.1) and trying to install Ubuntu.
+ [GIGABYTE GA-A75-UD4H] "You need to load the kernel first" when trying to select any option from grub list when using EFI (ver 2.1) and trying to install Ubuntu.
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Title:
[GIGABYTE GA-A75-UD4H] "You need to load the kernel first" when trying
to select any option from grub list when using EFI (ver 2.1) and
trying to install Ubuntu.
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
This affects Precise, Quantal and Raring on ga a75 ud4h hardware. This is not a Secure Boot capable system .
Trying to install using EFI mode when Windows installed using GPT already.
EFI has to be switched off to allow installer or live session to run. Both default and fallback installers not working when EFI is on. No options from grub list boot - get "can not read cd0/files" and "You need to load the kernel first" errors.
Have asked this http://askubuntu.com/q/208405/102029 question and
tried to list some observations at
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2149013.
After installing using the workaround of switching EFI off and then
creating grub_bios partition to allow installtion bios mode. Then
installing of grub-efi needs other modification to existing boot
loader for Ubuntu to boot. This is due to firmware hardcoding by
vendors. Boot-Repair fixes things to get going but through time
system deteriorates and becomes unrecoverable or bootable due to
mountall errors.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: grub-efi (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.331
Date: Fri Aug 16 15:09:38 2013
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: grub2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.29
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: ubuntu 3446 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
CasperVersion: 1.331
Date: Fri Aug 16 17:26:40 2013
IwConfig:
eth0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-A75-UD4H
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=gb
RelatedPackageVersions:
linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-19-generic N/A
linux-firmware 1.106
RfKill:
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F8c
dmi.board.name: GA-A75-UD4H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF8c:bd12/07/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-A75-UD4H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-A75-UD4H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-A75-UD4H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
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