FS#61059 - [syslinux] syslinux.efi doesn't run

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by nl6720 (nl6720) - Thursday, 13 December 2018, 13:31 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Tuesday, 01 January 2019, 18:42 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Anatol Pomozov (anatolik)
Architecture All
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
syslinux.efi (efi64 version) doesn't work.
When launched from firmware, UEFI shell or from another EFI application, syslinux.efi doesn't run, it just hangs. The system is not entirely frozen since it reacts to Ctrl+Alt+Del.

I tested it on one real hardware and in one VirtualBox VM.

syslinux 6.03-11 works fine.


Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.
syslinux 6.04.alpha-1


Steps to reproduce:
Install syslinux (efi64) to ESP and launch syslinux.efi.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Tuesday, 01 January 2019, 18:42 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  syslinux 6.04.alpha-2
Comment by nl6720 (nl6720) - Friday, 14 December 2018, 08:58 GMT
If I apply https://salsa.debian.org/images-team/syslinux/blob/debian/master/debian/patches/0017-single-load-segment.patch (a patch from Debian), the EFI binary works.
Comment by Anatol Pomozov (anatolik) - Friday, 21 December 2018, 16:41 GMT
Is it still an issue with 6.04alpha version of syslinux in [testing]? If yes then I'll try to pull the debian patch to see if it fixes the issue.
Comment by nl6720 (nl6720) - Friday, 21 December 2018, 16:44 GMT
This is only an issue with syslinux 6.04.alpha-1 from [testing], syslinux 6.03-11 from [core] works.
Comment by Anatol Pomozov (anatolik) - Friday, 21 December 2018, 17:03 GMT
6.04.alpha-2 with the patch from Debian is pushed to [testing]. Please verify the package functionality.
Comment by nl6720 (nl6720) - Friday, 21 December 2018, 17:36 GMT
syslinux 6.04.alpha-2 works.

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