Re: GRUB ls hangs when USB connected

[adrian15]

El 29/04/19 a las 07:41, Michael Strack escribió:
> \- Machine :: HP Pavilion dv6 notebook  
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> \- Architecture :: 64-bit  
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> \- BIOS (not UEFI) :: version F.1C, firmware is Insyde H2O Rev. 3.5  
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> \- Problem :: GRUB2 shell hangs on ls command when USB attached  
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> Steps to produce problem:  
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> 1\. Get GRUB shell by booting Super GRUB2 Rescue Disk on DVD (i386-pc  
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> version)
Which SG2D version are you using?
Can you try 2.02s10 instead of 2.04rc1s1?
Or viceversa?

Can you also try the hybrid versions with UEFI turned on?
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> 2\. Run ls with no USB storage attached; detects internal HDD (and  
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> partitions) and CD/DVD-ROM drives as expected  
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> 3\. Reboot after plugging in USB storage and run ls; hangs with  
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> increasing fan spin  
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> Troubleshooting attempted:  
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> \- Tried 2x different USB flash sticks, 1x USB external HDD, various  
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> USB ports  
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> \- Made bootable USB media under Windows using Rufus (for legacy  
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> BIOS/MBR target) and confirmed working  
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> \- Tried installing GRUB to USB using floppy emulation (but not quite  
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> sure what I was doing)  
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> Any advice, help, or pointers to documentation appreciated. From  
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> reading around, Pavilion models seem to have a particularly heinous  
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> BIOS.
It does.

Try to boot thanks to Boot menu (F9) and see if it makes any difference.

adrian15
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