How to create bootable flash for "efi-shell"

Question

Current Intel server chipsets include a built-in "efi-shell" which appears to basically be a simplified 'NIX with a command set suitable for manipulating some nifty UEFI boot options.

It is also the case that some of Intel's firmware upgrade tools now require "efi-shell" to run.

Sadly, I do not have a server chipset even though this board does support UEFI booting.

The efi-shell can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/efi-shell. However, I can find no bootable ISO or any other form of bootable image.

I have attempted to make a bootable flash with unetbootin with no success.

Any thoughts on how I might make a copy of efi-shell bootable so I can run the Intel firmware upgrade on my RAID card?

Solution

Just drop this binary into that flash drive FAT's root directory (or maybe EFI/BOOT/ subdirectory, depends IIRC) under the name of shellx64.efi, or get yourself a copy of refind usbflash image which would also serve as a decent boot manager.

Comments

[ericx]

This is sweet. Lot's of really great EFI info on Roderick's site. Thanks again.

[Michael Shigorin]

You're welcome, he's also on my favourite upstream list currently. :)

[Michael Shigorin]

PS: I make weekly en.altlinux.org/rescue images which include EFI shell, memtest86 and refind, all of those signed with ALT cert stuffed into MS-signed shim in the image -- maybe you'll find those handy, and suggestions are welcome.

[x-yuri]

The binary link is broken, it's supposedly now lives here. And it works for me. But I'm not too familiar with the topic to suggest it for everyone.

[Michael Shigorin]

@x-yuri спасибо