From: yuu@lavache.com
To: Yuu Yin <yuuyin@proton.me>
Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: EFISTUB using UEFI directly with efibootmgr
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 21:16:31 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <JR84GR.F7HECSF7E1NS2@lavache.com> (raw)
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On Fri, Jul 29 2022 at 09:01:51 +00:00:00, Yuu Yin <yuuyin@proton.me>
wrote:
> Is it possible to set EFISTUB using UEFI directly with efibootmgr[1]?
> What to set for `--loader` (the vmlinux/vmlinuz)? and `initrd=`?
>
> ```sh
> efibootmgr --help | grep loader
> -l | --loader name (defaults to "\EFI\gnu\grub.efi")
> ```
Ansers I got from #guix:libera.chat:
> <unmatched-paren>it's probably required, since guix remakes the
grub.cfg every reconfigure
> <unmatched-paren>to add a menu entry to rollback to the previous
generation
> <nckx>It's also 'cross-platform', and doesn't require copying the
kernel.
> <unmatched-paren>and guix reinstalls grub on every reconfigure
> <nckx>(By default.)
> <unmatched-paren>Oh, yeah, I forgot it was possible to switch the
bootloader in the operating-system.
> <unmatched-paren>Okay, then, I suppose it might be possible to add
support for efibootmgr?
> <unmatched-paren>sorry, efistub
> <nckx>If somebody contributes patches for UEFI rootki^Wboot support,
sure, but it's hardly a killer feature otherwise.
> <nckx>Don't forget to add EFI_STUB to our kernels if so.
> ---https://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2022-07-29.log#103257
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Yuu Yin
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