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On Friday 26 Aug 2016 16:13:53 Mike Gilbert wrote: |
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> On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:32 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> > In my search for a suitable boot method, I'm trying Mike G's |
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> > systemd-boot |
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> > ebuild. I've installed it with no problem, and now I reach the heart-in- |
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> > mouth stage of actually replacing gummiboot with it. But first, the |
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> > backup, including dd of what used to be called the MBR (what is it |
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> > now?). |
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> It should be basically a drop-in replacement, with a slightly |
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> different name. It should not require any modification to your disk |
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> layout. |
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I've learned a few things over the last day, and now I have systemd-boot |
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installed and gummiboot gone (late and somewhat lamented). |
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# bootctl status |
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System: |
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Firmware: UEFI 2.31 (American Megatrends 5.09) |
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Secure Boot: disabled |
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Setup Mode: setup |
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Loader: |
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Product: systemd-boot 231 |
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Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f3fa7b95-0a65-4716-924a-ae3f30811de5 |
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File: └─/EFI/SYSTEMD/SYSTEMD-BOOTX64.EFI |
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Boot Loader Binaries: |
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ESP: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f3fa7b95-0a65-4716-924a-ae3f30811de5 |
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File: └─/EFI/systemd/systemd-bootx64.efi (systemd-boot 231) |
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File: └─/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI |
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Boot Loader Entries in EFI Variables: |
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Title: Linux Boot Manager |
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ID: 0x0001 |
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Status: active, boot-order |
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Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f3fa7b95-0a65-4716-924a-ae3f30811de5 |
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File: └─/EFI/SYSTEMD/SYSTEMD-BOOTX64.EFI |
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Title: UEFI OS |
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ID: 0x000C |
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Status: active, boot-order |
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Partition: /dev/disk/by-partuuid/f3fa7b95-0a65-4716-924a-ae3f30811de5 |
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File: └─/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI |
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I'd still like to know where the directory /usr/lib64/systemd/boot/efi |
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came from though. |
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https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd-boot was the last link I |
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needed; I hadn't realised until then that bootctl uses the same |
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/boot/loader/... arrangement as gummiboot, Mike's "drop-in replacement" |
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comment notwithstanding. I suggest that the Gentoo docs could use a version |
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of this web page. |
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> Also, you should be able to configure your firmware to load either |
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> gummiboot or systemd-boot, so you have a fallback if the new code |
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> fails. |
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I did that, but now I'm happy with bootctl I've removed gummiboot. |
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I took the opportunity of changing the partition layout somewhat. When I |
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restored all my backups I found errors from polkit and dbus, which were |
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preventing KDE from running properly. I assume this was because the |
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partitions had new UUIDs. A quick "emerj -1av $(eix -cI# polkit)" and ditto |
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dbus fixed it. |
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alias emerj='sudo emerge --jobs=24 --load-average=48 --keep-going --nospinner' |
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So thanks to Mike I now have a stable, maintainable system that suits me. |
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Rgds |
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Peter |
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