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On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:02:36 -0500, German wrote: |
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> Hi people. I am about to try today an EFI gentoo install with |
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> sysrecuecd. It is all more or less clear to me in the install docs, |
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> however I am not sure how to gather info about my hardware, which |
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> modules should be compiled when installing kernel manually. Is there a |
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> way to gather this info? What command should be issued to accomplish |
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> that? Also, I am sort of reluctant to compile kernel manually. Is this |
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> possible to use genkernel to install system in EFI mode or I must to |
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> use manual compilation? Thank you for your advice and suggestions. |
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There's a page on the Gentoo Wiki that covers EFI, but this is what I |
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have set |
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% zgrep EFI /proc/config.gz |
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CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y |
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CONFIG_EFI=y |
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CONFIG_EFI_STUB=y |
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# CONFIG_EFI_MIXED is not set |
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CONFIG_FB_EFI=y |
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CONFIG_DMI_SCAN_MACHINE_NON_EFI_FALLBACK=y |
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# EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) Support |
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CONFIG_EFI_VARS=y |
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CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_WRAPPERS=y |
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CONFIG_EFIVAR_FS=y |
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# CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_EFI is not set |
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I don't think genkernel will help with EFI, but manual configuration is |
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no big deal. You could let genekernel generate a configuration to set as a |
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starting point. Really though, manual configuration is just a case of |
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following the handbook, just like any other part of setting up Gentoo. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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"Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable." |
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- Mark Twain |
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