Bug 520626 - module efivars omitted from install media
Summary: module efivars omitted from install media
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Status: CLOSED CANTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2009-09-01 13:49 UTC by John Reiser
Modified: 2009-09-01 16:18 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2009-09-01 16:18:01 UTC

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Description John Reiser 2009-09-01 13:49:31 UTC 
Description of problem: efibootmgr suggests loading kernel module 'efivars', but that module is not on install media.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda-12.17

How reproducible: always


Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot DVD on machine with EFI boot (such as Apple Macintosh)
2. install until finished; switch to shell on VT2
3. modprobe efivars

  
Actual results: module efivars not found


Expected results: module efivars loaded


Additional info:
Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2009-09-01 14:33:17 UTC 
What is this module needed for?
Comment 2 John Reiser 2009-09-01 14:41:52 UTC 
efibootmgr says that efivars is needed for repair and enhancement operations at the conclusion of an install onto a machine with EFI boot.

I have not been able boot *any* Fedora 11 (release) or Fedora 12 (Alpha) installs to an external FireWire drive on my Apple Macintosh Mini i686 only.  Somehow the external drive is not fully connected to the boot logic and/or the EFI System Partition on the internal harddrive, and/or OpenFirmware in PROM.  I tried to invoke efibootmgr to investigate and fix the problem, but efibootmgr complained that it couldn't find the right information, and suggested "modprobe efivars".
Comment 3 Chris Lumens 2009-09-01 16:18:01 UTC 
There's no efivars.ko in any of the current kernel builds.
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