EFI stub: Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path | Gentoo Linux Community | Page 1

waxen vigil Dec 23, 2024, 10:24 PM

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Hello,

I'm trying to install Gentoo on a Dell precision 3540. I installed a binary kernel and used dracut for the initramfs. During boot the only output displayed is:

EFI stub: Loaded initrd from LINUX_EFI_INITRD_MEDIA_GUID device path

Loading Linux 6.6.62-gento-dist ...
Loading initial ramdisk ...

I've gotten it to boot a handful of times by reinstalling the kernel/grub/initramfs, but it doesn't persist across reboots.
I've enabled set gfxpayload=keep and nomodeset

The install was done following the installation guide and use UEFI.

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

tall dew Dec 23, 2024, 10:45 PM

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what kernel

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have you tried ugrd?

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plain dist-kernel or do you have patches?

waxen vigil Dec 24, 2024, 12:02 AM

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tall dew plain dist-kernel or do you have patches?

It's a plain dist-kernel

I hadn't looked at ugrd Should I be using it over dracut?

tall dew Dec 24, 2024, 12:15 AM

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I made it, I think so lol

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I made it because I got tired of dracut bugs

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that may not fix this though, I'm thinking maybe fast boot in the bios?

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dracut often tried to load video stuff which sometimes causes issues

waxen vigil Dec 25, 2024, 5:51 AM

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ugrd is outputting [ kernel module directory does not exist for kernel: 6.6.62

My /lib/modules directory only has 6.6.62-gentoo-dist listed. I'm assuming that's the problem?

tall dew Dec 25, 2024, 5:53 AM

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the kver is a version string

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install kernel should set it for you

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