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On 9 April 2016 06:43:50 BST, peter@××××××××××××.uk wrote: |
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> Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote : |
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> > On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 13:26:31 -0400, Poison BL. wrote: |
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> > > --> /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi |
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> > > This one is what your UEFI's loading at boot. The lack of any |
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> other |
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> > > files in /boot/efi/boot/ makes me suspect Grub's not actually |
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> > > installed in quite the right spot for the UEFI layer to load it. |
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> If |
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> > > you pointed grub2-install at the right place (the second command |
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> line |
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> > > at [1]), I believe you should have grubx64.efi there as well. |
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> > Did you build GRUB with GRUB_PLATFORMS="efi-64"? |
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> Yes, as instructed in the wiki. |
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> > As you're using EFI, you may find life easier if you dispense with |
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> GRUB |
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> > and use Gummiboot. I find it (or the systemd version) far more |
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> friendly. |
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> Maybe I should give it a go - thanks for the idea. I did consider it |
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> but then I was deterred by its description as "minimalistic". |
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The usual complaint about GRUB2 is that it is too complex, so minimal is good here. I only have it installed to be able to boot my System Rescue ISO in an emergency, I've not found a way to go that without GRUB. |
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