Bios problem. Will not boot

[Enkelena Haxhiu]

Hi everyone,

I have a problem.

I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with
windows on it, but it does not boot there.
Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again the
process repeats.

Is there any way I can fix it?

What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to make
it start
normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's default
bios?
Will this work?

Regards,
Enkelena

[Ivan Ivanov]

I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
you are using...

вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a problem.
>
> I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again the process repeats.
>
> Is there any way I can fix it?
>
> What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to make it start
> normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's default bios?
> Will this work?
>
> Regards,
> Enkelena
>
> coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Enkelena Haxhiu]

I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be
precise.

You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not booting
on it?

Regards,
Enkelena

On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> you are using...
>
> вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have a problem.
> >
> > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with
>
> windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again
>
> the process repeats.
> > Is there any way I can fix it?
> >
> > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to
>
> make it start
> > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's default
>
> bios?
> > Will this work?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Enkelena
> >
> > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Matt B]

Out of curiosity, what payload are you using?

-Matthew

On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM Enkelena Haxhiu 
wrote:
> I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be
> precise.
>
> You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not booting
> on it?
>
> Regards,
> Enkelena
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> > I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> > if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> > problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> > opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> > ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> > you are using...
> >
> > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > Hi everyone,
> > >
> > > I have a problem.
> > >
> > > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with
> >
> > windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again
> >
> > the process repeats.
> > > Is there any way I can fix it?
> > >
> > > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to
> >
> > make it start
> > > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's
> >
> > default bios?
> > > Will this work?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Enkelena
> > >
> > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
>
> coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Enkelena Haxhiu]

Hi Matt,

I am using seabios.

On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:27 PM Matt B  wrote:
> Out of curiosity, what payload are you using?
>
> -Matthew
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM Enkelena Haxhiu 
> wrote:
> > I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be
> > precise.
> >
> > You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not booting
> > on it?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Enkelena
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> > > I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> > > if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> > > problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> > > opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> > > ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> > > you are using...
> > >
> > > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I have a problem.
> > > >
> > > > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > > > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with
> > >
> > > windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > > > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again
> > >
> > > the process repeats.
> > > > Is there any way I can fix it?
> > > >
> > > > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to
> > >
> > > make it start
> > > > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's
> > >
> > > default bios?
> > > > Will this work?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Enkelena
> > > >
> > > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> >
> > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Ivan Ivanov]

Enkelena , If I am understanding it correctly, you have installed
Windows on this new HDD using another computer with another
motherboard. Windows is much more fragile to those "PC switches" than
Linux, and often the Windows users have to do a clean installation of
Windows when they have simply changed the motherboard to another type
(e.g. after the old one got broken) - either because it refuses to
boot at all or there are significant problems like the bluescreens.
So, I believe that your problem is caused by Windows, and if you will
simply reinstall Windows on this new HDD - while it is plugged into
the same coreboot computer you're planning to use it with - then your
problems will be resolved.

вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 19:40, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> Hi Matt,
>
> I am using seabios.
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:27 PM Matt B  wrote:
> > Out of curiosity, what payload are you using?
> >
> > -Matthew
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM Enkelena Haxhiu  wrote:
> > > I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be precise.
> > >
> > > You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not booting on it?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Enkelena
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> > > > I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> > > > if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> > > > problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> > > > opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> > > > ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> > > > you are using...
> > > >
> > > > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have a problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > > > > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > > > > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again the process repeats.
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any way I can fix it?
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to make it start
> > > > > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's default bios?
> > > > > Will this work?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Enkelena
> > > > >
> > > > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > >
> > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Enkelena Haxhiu]

Yes, that is the case.

Thanks a lot for your help Ivan. I will deffinately  try this.

Best,
Enkelena

On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 2:24 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> Enkelena , If I am understanding it correctly, you have installed
> Windows on this new HDD using another computer with another
> motherboard. Windows is much more fragile to those "PC switches" than
> Linux, and often the Windows users have to do a clean installation of
> Windows when they have simply changed the motherboard to another type
> (e.g. after the old one got broken) - either because it refuses to
> boot at all or there are significant problems like the bluescreens.
> So, I believe that your problem is caused by Windows, and if you will
> simply reinstall Windows on this new HDD - while it is plugged into
> the same coreboot computer you're planning to use it with - then your
> problems will be resolved.
>
> вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 19:40, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > Hi Matt,
> >
> > I am using seabios.
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:27 PM Matt B  wrote:
> > > Out of curiosity, what payload are you using?
> > >
> > > -Matthew
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM Enkelena Haxhiu
>
> wrote:
> > > > I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be
>
> precise.
> > > > You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not
>
> booting on it?
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Enkelena
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov
>
> wrote:
> > > > > I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> > > > > if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> > > > > problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> > > > > opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> > > > > ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> > > > > you are using...
> > > > >
> > > > > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have a problem.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > > > > > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one
>
> with windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > > > > > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and
>
> again the process repeats.
> > > > > > Is there any way I can fix it?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that
>
> to make it start
> > > > > > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's
>
> default bios?
> > > > > > Will this work?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Enkelena
> > > > > >
> > > > > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]
> > > >
> > > > coreboot mailing list -- [e-mail]
> > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [e-mail]

[Ivan Ivanov]

Glad to help! By the way, once I even encountered a rare case - with
Windows XP - where simply upgrading the proprietary UEFI caused
Windows to bluescreen :P maybe that could've been fixed, but I didn't
have Internet to look up the solution for this problem so had to
reinstall XP. Luckily that has never happened to me with a more modern
Windows like 7, and currently I prefer to run Windows in a virtual
machine: aside from a few unusual tasks where a direct access is
really required -- like upgrading the firmware of MicroSD card reader
or resetting the controller of USB flash drive with a windows-only
proprietary tool to get it working -- this Windows virtual machine is
sufficient for the majority of tasks at almost-native performance.

Best regards,
Ivan

пн, 15 апр. 2019 г. в 22:59, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> Yes, that is the case.
>
> Thanks a lot for your help Ivan. I will deffinately  try this.
>
> Best,
> Enkelena
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 2:24 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> > Enkelena , If I am understanding it correctly, you have installed
> > Windows on this new HDD using another computer with another
> > motherboard. Windows is much more fragile to those "PC switches" than
> > Linux, and often the Windows users have to do a clean installation of
> > Windows when they have simply changed the motherboard to another type
> > (e.g. after the old one got broken) - either because it refuses to
> > boot at all or there are significant problems like the bluescreens.
> > So, I believe that your problem is caused by Windows, and if you will
> > simply reinstall Windows on this new HDD - while it is plugged into
> > the same coreboot computer you're planning to use it with - then your
> > problems will be resolved.
> >
> > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 19:40, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > Hi Matt,
> > >
> > > I am using seabios.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:27 PM Matt B  wrote:
> > > > Out of curiosity, what payload are you using?
> > > >
> > > > -Matthew
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 8:22 AM Enkelena Haxhiu  wrote:
> > > > > I am using lenovo thinkpad x230. It has Linux on its ssd, Debian to be precise.
> > > > >
> > > > > You are saying that just because the new hdd has windows, its not booting on it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > > Enkelena
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 2:02 PM Ivan Ivanov  wrote:
> > > > > > I think you'll need to reinstall your Windows in any case, especially
> > > > > > if you've installed it using another PC. This is not a coreboot
> > > > > > problem, more like a Windows problem, and going back from glorious
> > > > > > opensource coreboot to heretical proprietary UEFI won't fix the things
> > > > > > ;-) Also, you haven't even told us what coreboot-supported computer
> > > > > > you are using...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > вс, 14 апр. 2019 г. в 14:50, Enkelena Haxhiu :
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have a problem.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I had flashed my bios last year into coreboot by a raspberry pi.
> > > > > > > Now, I changed the hard disk of that laptop, and put another one with windows on it, but it does not boot there.
> > > > > > > Every key that I press it gets me to booting from hard disk, and again the process repeats.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Is there any way I can fix it?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What do you think if I put again the last disk and boot into that to make it start
> > > > > > > normally and then download files to flash the bios into lenovo's default bios?
> > > > > > > Will this work?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Enkelena
> > > > > > >
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