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UEFI:NTFS - Boot NTFS or exFAT partitions from UEFI
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Could not locate 'efi\boot\bootx64.efi #13

Closed Kounex closed 6 years ago

Kounex commented 6 years ago

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2018-07-27 13_01_47-boot

2018-07-27 13_03_58-new issue pbatard_uefi-ntfs

I can't figure out why i get this message. I would appreciate any kind of help!

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pbatard commented 6 years ago

I can't figure out why i get this message

I can. A standalone UEFI:NTFS drive will not boot anything (there is a reason why standalone UEFI:NTFS is only displayed when showing the advanced device options: it is meant for people who know what they are doing). You have to provide EFI bootloaders on the NTFS partition ( presumably your E: drive which is different from the F: FAT32 partition used by UEFI:NTFS where you will find the OTHER bootx64.efi bootloader).

If you don't know what all this means, then you should not use the UEFI:NTFS option. What exactly are you trying to accomplish here?

Also, you shouldn't report a Rufus issue in the UEFI:NTFS project. If you are using Rufus, then you should create an issue in Rufus (and follow the checklist there).

Kounex commented 6 years ago

The UEFI:NTFS partition has been created in the process of creating a bootable image which exceeds the FAT32 size limit. I assumed the message regarding missing bootx64.efi, even though it is located in the UEFI:NTFS partition, might come up because of the NTFS service which is already running at this point.

Thank you for pointing out that the file is actually missing in the FAT32 partition. As stated i thought this would be a UEFI:NTFS problem because Rufus created everything as intended.

pbatard commented 6 years ago

Thank you for pointing out that the file is actually missing in the FAT32 partition.

It's the other way round. The file is present on the FAT partition (the UEFI:NTFS one), but were missing on the NTFS partition (the one you are trying to boot).

Now, of course, if you used a 32-bit ISO that does not provide a bootx64.efi and then try to boot the USB on a 64-bit UEFI system, it will complain that it can't find bootx64.efi on the NTFS partition, since only a bootia32.efi will be there.

This is something that can usually be very easily validated by providing a complete Rufus log of how you created the image.

But anyway, I'm glad you sorted it out on your own.