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On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:05:23 +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > > That's how I do it on non-EFI systems, on UEFI machines, I always |
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> > > make /boot a FAT partition and use it as the ESP too. |
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> > I'll try that. Thanks Neil. |
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> Hmm ... I think we're saying the same thing, but I may have lost the |
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> thread: |
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> On non-UEFI systems I use an MBR partition table, create a partition |
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> and set it as Linux type (82), format it with ext2 and mount it under |
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> the /boot mountpoint. Then drop my kernels in there and install the |
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> boot manager files (GRUB). |
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I use a GPT table even on non-EFI systems, because it is inherently more |
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robust than a DOS partition table, thanks to the backup copy of the table |
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stored on the disk. That in turn requires the protective MBR layer. |
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> On UEFI systems I create an ESP partition type, format it with a VFAT |
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> filesystem, then mount it under the /boot mountpoint. Then drop my |
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> kernels in there (I use the efi kernel stub to boot directly these |
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> kernels, rather than a boot manager like GRUB). |
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Same here for the first part, but I do use a boot manager because it |
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makes it easier to, well, manage the boot. I use the systemd boot |
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manager, I previously used it in its standalone incarnation, but I can't |
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remember the name right now. This is a simple boot manager, a 2 line |
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default config file and another 3 lines for each kernel (fewer if you |
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don't use an initramfs). All it does is manage the kernels, it is not a |
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full-blown bootloader like GRUB. |
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