@SkOrPn

I've made the README.htm within the .zip more clear to read, dunno if it make more easily to follow.

Thanks folks. Still no time, now you understand why I was really trying to get it going at that time.
I have limited window time frame, and i do what I can. I didn't have time to do media creation.

I'll be back when I find time.

@1xstealthx1

No issue for me, if there something you don't understand - just ask: it's should take less than all the talk once you got the requirement in place.

I followed SkOrPn’s video and created a thanks by the way, and created a Duet-Refined usb disc and also created a Windows 10 installation USB disk.

But when I run fs1:\EFI\Boot\Bootx64.efi from the UEFI Shell the Windows USB just loops on the windows load screen. What’s strange is a pink line forms across the top of the screen, see attached photo.

I know the boot disk works because without the duet-refined usb plugged in the windows install usb disk works fine.

@Fish1717

Without any info about your setup.....
that line might something about the graphics card or the monitor resolution.
At that point the function to clear the screen is on the hand of windows.
Usually something like that will be displayed once there a change in the GOP mode.

The default GOP mode in REFIND is 1024 x 768

Since you are running the OS from the EFI shell, does the same issue happen from the REFIND graphical menu?

About the bootloop..
if the OS is correctly installed window should enter in safe mode after 3 failed attempt, or at least give you something contextual to work on the issue.

@noInk

I apologize should have been more clear, the screen I referenced is when I’m trying to install windows so it’s not a boot loop as I don’t have windows installed.

I entered the following into the shell prompt
fs1:\EFI\Boot\Bootx64.efi

Is that the right command? After I run the above it just shows the screen I attached previously. Perhaps it’s he wrong command?

What should I run to install windows from the UFIE from the Windows 10 installation USB disk?

How would u run the windows 10 installation via the REFIND graphical menu? I don’t see the windows option in the menu just a icon of 3 different colored circles.

So for some reason REFIND is not finding the Windows Installer. Any ideas?

My setup is a Asus X58 board P6X58D-E, i7-920, latest bios.

I’m thinking there’s a setting wrong in my bios can’t figure it out.

I changed my SATA bios setting to ahci. Do I need to configure the drive prior? I’ve tried formatting it to ntfs. Do I need to convert it to gpt?

@Fish1717

The image with the 3 dot might actually be the USB with your Windows installer.
There are no particular setting to be changed, or anything.
If your board is unstable or you are not sure about its setting, restore the default config before installing the OS.

As far it goes for the command;
If the app has been built to auto-chain whatever it take and all dependency are accessible on the registered path, your "fs1:\EFI\Boot\bootx64.efi" from the shell should suffice.

Anything else is unattended.
Describe the issue, expectation, plus full hardware.

This x64 BUILD is made to work on ->2005 hardware ( AND IT WILL unless proprietary stuff are in place ).
There might be issue on AMD since some code is *purposely* "left" out for in memory size operation.

Hi,

My motherboard is ASUA P8Z68 Pro/Gen3 with i7-2600K. I have installed a PCIe X2 card with Samsung 960 Pro M.2 NVMe SSD and want to start the machine with DUET created USB drive to install Win 10 to the 960 Pro. I follow the procedure to create the USB boot successfully, and copy the .efi files "NvmExpressDxe-64.efi", "Xhci???.efi" and "Bootx64.efi" to the flash drive.

However, after successful boot from the flash driver, and key in the load command for the NVMe efi, the cursor move to the next line and the screen freeze there, no response to any keyboard input. The system seems hang as there is no change of LED status when toggling NUM lock or CAPS lock. I have checked the .efi files size comparing to the downloaded ones, they are of the same size.

Do you think the .efi driver is too old, or any of you have come across similar situation, Kindly advise.

Appreciate to your great help in advance.
Steve

@steve

If your board has UEFI capability you must use the motherboard in UEFI and follow the line Booting the NVME drive from older-UEFI capable board - REFIND mass-storage without DUET - with USBSetup:

I apologise if this have been answered before somewhere on the forum. I'm trying to find a way to automatically boot Duet+Refind from hdd since I've lost already two USB drives (got MBR corruption)? I did find agentx007 forum reply but that is a semi-automatic method. Hope someone can help me.

@Nerv

Some USB doesn't support the 1024 KB offset, some report the manufacturer compressed size.
Use an high quality memory or one with the real size defined within it's sector. Usally less is better.

To restore a corrupted USB see the DISKPART section on the first page.

Thanks for your advise, will study and try it out, may note you once success.

@noInk

I did use Diskpart tutorial to restore one of the USB, other one was dead. So I'm hoping to find more permanent solution like booting Duet from hdd. Regarding less is better I presume you mean capacity?

@Nerv

Alternatively you can try - "BDU" (Boot Disk Utility by Cvad), from the Clover thread. It's not as simple as as the Duet method but the BDU utility lets you select SATA devices as the UEFI boot disk. The method isn't covered by the threads author so you need to figure it out on your own. I found it very easy to use myself.

[Guide] NVMe-boot without modding your UEFI/BIOS (Clover-EFI bootloader method)

@NoInk
Thanks for the superb Duet Bootloader and refind combo
@Skorpn
Thanks for the Video!. Enormous help getting a Intel 600p running on a S30 lenovo thinkstation 0539 series.
Steps:
Installed 600p and copied windows 10 and all partitions over as a data drive from SATA HD to NVME 600p using Macrium reflect.
Built the Duet USB stick as per video.
Booted from Duet straight into NVME 600p windows 10
checked all good.
Deleted all partitions on SATA HD
Copied USB FAT32 partition to SATA HD and made active, set to 50MB size
removed Duet USB and checked S30 boots from Sata HD into NVME 600p windows 10
Checked all good.
Installed Intel 600p drivers to hit 1900MB/sec
Set config to -1 so boot straight into windows.

:)