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On June 15, 2019 1:04:16 PM UTC, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>Hello list, |
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>The main system on this box is ~amd64 plasma, but I also have a small |
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>rescue |
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>system which is amd64, no desktop. I use bootctl from systemd-boot to |
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>manage |
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>the UEFI images. |
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>My question is: how much of the bootctl-installed image is essential |
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>for |
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>booting? In other words, if I install the ~amd64 kernel (5.1.9), what |
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>effect |
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>will that have on booting the rescue system; and if I install the amd64 |
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>kernel |
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>(4.19.44), what effect will it have on booting the plasma system? |
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>In practice, I install the ~amd64 kernel and hope it doesn't affect the |
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>rescue |
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>system too much; and it seems not to. Could I do better? |
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If you configure the kernel with EFI boot, you can also ignore the boot loader. |
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I use "systemd-boot", which basically is "gummiboot" on my laptop to be able to select which kernel to boot. |
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Joost |
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Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. |