Stuck at EFI Shell version 2.31 [5.8]

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A friend gave me a pc the other day saying that it can't boot. All i got is that the machine is a vulcan laptop model no VNB11602IS. I tried running some live distros using a USB drive but no luck. Seems that no matter what I try I either enter the SETUP or fall into an EFI shell saying something like the following:

EFI Shell version 2.31 [5.8]
Current running mode 1.1.2
Device mapping table
fs0    :HardDisk - Alias hd13b blk0
fs1    ...
blk0   ...
.      ...
.      ...
.      ...
blk7   ...

Shell>

I tried preparing USB drives using YUMI and YUMI UEFI but none seem to boot.

Would appreciate any suggestions on how I might be able to proceed... thanks

natral

Posted 2018-02-12T19:27:57.060

Reputation: 163

1While on SETUP can't you change your UEFI option to legacy or disabled? – arana – 2018-02-12T19:41:36.363

@arana From the setup the only boot options I have are quiet boot and fast boot, both of which are disabled – natral – 2018-02-12T19:47:21.313

1some laptops do not give you the full set of configuration options if you are not using the admin password,some even have different setup for uefi, vulcan site shows 2 methods for entering bios in some devices [https://vulcanelectronics.freshdesk.com/facebook/support/solutions/articles/6000177617-how-to-enter-uefi-bios-windows-10] – arana – 2018-02-12T22:21:26.017

Answers

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Vulcan has instructions for resetting the laptop, but it presumes you can get to the sign-in screen (though it might be worth a try). You might also check the WeiHang (Vulcan) manual for other ideas. That said, reviews of this PC are not positive.

DrMoishe Pippik

Posted 2018-02-12T19:27:57.060

Reputation: 13 291

I've been scrolling the manual but haven't found anything that helps... What sort of options do I have from the EFI Shell? Is there something I can try from there to diagnose the booting problem? – natral – 2018-02-13T19:21:29.380

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