Thanks ColdfireMc. Is there anywhere I can report this as a bug or anyway I can report this as a bug?
I chatted to a rep about this a while ago and nothing was done :
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| Chat start time | Jan 24, 2012 2:30:27 PM EST |
| Chat end time | Jan 24, 2012 2:44:35 PM EST |
| Duration (actual chatting time) | 00:14:07 |
| Operator | Victor |
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| info: Please wait for a site operator to respond. info: You are now chatting with 'Victor' Victor: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Chat Support service. We are glad to be of service. How may I help you? twhite@operamail.com: Hi Victor twhite@operamail.com: I have a question related to EFI twhite@operamail.com: do you understand the EFI implementation in intel desktop boards? Victor: Yes. twhite@operamail.com: Cool twhite@operamail.com: Okay twhite@operamail.com: Can you explain to me why the implementation in my desktop board ignores things it should not? twhite@operamail.com: If I use efibootmgr to set a default option it is ignored and windows 7 is always selected twhite@operamail.com: If I use startup.nsh it is always ignored Victor: That will be something that we need to try. I can send this information up to be tested. What is your motherboard model number? twhite@operamail.com: If I delete use /boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi it is ignored unless I rename the Microsoft folder. Then it will select the correct option. twhite@operamail.com: MB is a BLH6710H twhite@operamail.com: I have the latest bios installed twhite@operamail.com: I am trying to dual boot fedora and windows 7 using the efi implementation in the bios twhite@operamail.com: but.. twhite@operamail.com: the efi implementation is forcing the firmware in the Microsoft folder on the efi system partition on me twhite@operamail.com: If i rename the folder /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/ to /boot/efi/EFI/1Microsoft/ then /boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi is chosen and loaded. /boot/efi/EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi is always default in the efi spec. twhite@operamail.com: Whatever order I choose using efibootmgr should be used also bu is ignored if the folder /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/ exists. twhite@operamail.com: MB update I flashed was BLH6710H.86A.0146.EB Victor: Ok, that is all the information that I will need to send it to the engineering department to test it. twhite@operamail.com: Thanks Victor: You are welcome and thank you for contacting Intel Customer Support. Victor: Thank you for using Intel's live chat. If you are satisfied with our support, please score items with 5 in the online survey that will be shown once you close this chat window. We value your feedback and we will use it to improve our services. info: Chat session has been terminated by the site operator. |