From 74b8f3ecc10f4f52351a1bc700371f1a03d782e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tsvi Mostovicz Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:39:01 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?Add=20documentation=20for=20installation=20on?= =?UTF-8?q?=20older=20BIOS's=20which=20don't=20detect=E2=80=A6=20(#22628)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- .../installation/operating_system.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md b/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md index 20377b2447c..5760669ea14 100644 --- a/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md +++ b/source/_includes/installation/operating_system.md @@ -157,6 +157,25 @@ _Select and copy the URL or use the "copy" button that appear when you hover it. 3. Power the system on. - Wait for the Home Assistant welcome banner to show up in the console of the generic-x86-64 system. + +
+ +If the machine complains about not being able to find a bootable medium, you might need to specify the EFI entry in your BIOS. +This can be accomplished either by using a live operating system (e.g. Ubuntu) and running the following command (replace `` with the appropriate drive name assigned by Linux, typically this will be `sda` or `nvme0n1` on NVMe SSDs): + + ```text + efibootmgr --create --disk /dev/ --part 1 --label "HAOS" \ + --loader \EFI\BOOT\bootx64.efi + ``` + +Or else, the BIOS might provide you with a tool to add boot options, there you can specify the path to the EFI file: + + ```text + \EFI\BOOT\bootx64.efi + ``` + +
+ {% else %} 1. Insert the boot media ({{site.installation.types[page.installation_type].installation_media}}) you just created.