From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C11239CAA0 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:47:01 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 9A2011CE28 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:46:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:46:30 +0100 (CET) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 9DC8B42B92 for ; Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:46:30 +0100 (CET) From: Christoph Heiss To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:45:02 +0100 Message-ID: <20231122174540.950122-3-c.heiss@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.42.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL 0.003 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% DMARC_MISSING 0.1 Missing DMARC policy KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE -0.01 - URIBL_BLOCKED 0.001 ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [proxmox.com] Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs] system-booting: add note about weird uefi behaviour X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 17:47:01 -0000 Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss --- This is essentially what Fabian and Aaron discovered earlier today. Just let users know that if that happens, it's not something we can do much about on our end. system-booting.adoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/system-booting.adoc b/system-booting.adoc index 1a10393..cddddd0 100644 --- a/system-booting.adoc +++ b/system-booting.adoc @@ -483,6 +483,12 @@ If, for any reason, no `proxmox` entry can be found in the UEFI boot menu, you can try adding it manually (if supported by the firmware), by adding the file `\EFI\proxmox\shimx64.efi` as a custom boot entry. +NOTE: Some UEFI firmwares are known to drop the `proxmox` boot option on reboot. +This can happen if the `proxmox` boot entry is pointing to a Grub installation +on a disk, where the disk itself not a boot option. If possible, try adding the +disk as a boot option in the UEFI firmware setup utility and run +`proxmox-boot-tool` again. + TIP: To enroll custom keys, see the accompanying https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Secure_Boot_Setup#Setup_instructions_for_db_key_variant[Secure Boot wiki page]. -- 2.42.0