Bug 1297121 - Doesn't detect existing Windows created EFI partition
Summary: Doesn't detect existing Windows created EFI partition
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Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 23
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Reported: 2016-01-09 13:40 UTC by Bastien Nocera
Modified: 2016-09-21 16:19 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2016-02-09 22:49:18 UTC
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Description Bastien Nocera 2016-01-09 13:40:47 UTC
anaconda doesn't detect the existing Windows EFI partition resulting in a non-working "Windows Boot Manager" option in grub.

1. Factory restore a consumer computer with UEFI (Windows reinstall with all the partitions that go with it)
2. Shrink the main partition
3. Tell anaconda in the Live installer to automatically partition the now-free space.

Expected results:
grub as the default bootloader with a working Windows option

Actual results:
grub's scripts detect Windows as available, but the EFI partition with grub on it doesn't have the right Windows .EFI files. Trying to boot Windows results in a warning about "bootmgfw.efi" being missing (on top of my head) and the boot stopping.

Comment 1 David Shea 2016-01-11 20:09:33 UTC
Please attach the log files from the install. The log files are available in /tmp during the installation and copied to /var/log/anaconda on the installed system.


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