Feature #6578

Test UEFI support with OVMF

Added by intrigeri 2014-01-07 14:47:57 . Updated 2015-09-22 07:51:46 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
alant
Category:
Hardware support
Target version:
Start date:
2014-01-07
Due date:
% Done:

50%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Test
Blueprint:

https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/UEFI/

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

See the blueprint for details.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #7173: Upgrade to syslinux 6.03-pre18 or later Resolved 2014-05-08
Blocks Tails - Feature #7231: Test suite: UEFI boot Resolved 2014-07-18

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-05-13 08:46:56

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-05-13 08:48:20

Not a blocker for 1.1 => dropping the parent task. The 2.0 milestone was inherited from Feature #5739, not sure if it’s still relevant.

#3 Updated by alant 2014-07-10 15:05:53

  • Assignee set to alant

Report test results.

#4 Updated by alant 2014-07-11 14:58:39

  • % Done changed from 0 to 50

Tails 1.1~rc1 on OVMF 0~20131112.2590861a-2 doesn’t work out-of-the box with libvirt/qemu:

- the VM boots fine on OVMF
- OVMF fails to boot a virtual USB disk created by Tails 1.1~rc1 installer

However, I think I remember that it used to work at some point…

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-11 15:01:01

> - the VM boots fine on OVMF

What is “the VM”?

> - OVMF fails to boot a virtual USB disk created by Tails 1.1~rc1 installer

What exactly is happening?

#6 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-14 14:53:49

  • related to Feature #7173: Upgrade to syslinux 6.03-pre18 or later added

#7 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-14 14:56:06

The version of syslinux shipped in Tails 1.1 is known to have issues booting with OVMF:

With 1.1~rc1 installed with Tails Installer, booting of a virtual removable USB device with libvirt/qemu, OVMF fails to start syslinux. Navigating manually with the OVMF shell to fs0:EFI/BOOT, and running bootx64.efi manually => Error reported: Unsupported.

With a newer syslinux (3:6.03~pre17+dfsg-1~bpo60+1) on bugfix/7173-upgrade-syslinux, it’s the same but no error message. Still, I’m back at the EFI shell after running bootx64.efi.

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2014-07-15 18:30:29

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved

Boots fine in libvirt/qemu, from an emulated removable USB device, that has syslinux 3:6.03~pre18+dfsg-1~bpo70+1 (ISO built from bugfix/7173-upgrade-syslinux branch, installed with Tails Installer). Confirmed that the system was booted in UEFI mode (/sys/firmware/efi/ exists), just in case OVMF would have a MBR fallback mode.

The system does not shutdown properly after kexec’ing the new kernel, though.

#9 Updated by sajolida 2015-09-22 07:51:46

  • Target version deleted (Sustainability_M1)