From a1b7779701a89fd6d6df7fc3acbb96f25af8df46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Heiss Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:45:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] system-booting: add note about weird uefi behaviour Signed-off-by: Christoph Heiss --- system-booting.adoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/system-booting.adoc b/system-booting.adoc index 1a10393..cddddd0 100644 --- a/system-booting.adoc +++ b/system-booting.adoc @@ -483,6 +483,12 @@ If, for any reason, no `proxmox` entry can be found in the UEFI boot menu, you can try adding it manually (if supported by the firmware), by adding the file `\EFI\proxmox\shimx64.efi` as a custom boot entry. +NOTE: Some UEFI firmwares are known to drop the `proxmox` boot option on reboot. +This can happen if the `proxmox` boot entry is pointing to a Grub installation +on a disk, where the disk itself not a boot option. If possible, try adding the +disk as a boot option in the UEFI firmware setup utility and run +`proxmox-boot-tool` again. + TIP: To enroll custom keys, see the accompanying https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Secure_Boot_Setup#Setup_instructions_for_db_key_variant[Secure Boot wiki page].