On Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:05:23 +0100, Mick wrote: > > > That's how I do it on non-EFI systems, on UEFI machines, I always > > > make /boot a FAT partition and use it as the ESP too. > > > > I'll try that. Thanks Neil. > > Hmm ... I think we're saying the same thing, but I may have lost the > thread: > > On non-UEFI systems I use an MBR partition table, create a partition > and set it as Linux type (82), format it with ext2 and mount it under > the /boot mountpoint. Then drop my kernels in there and install the > boot manager files (GRUB).
I use a GPT table even on non-EFI systems, because it is inherently more robust than a DOS partition table, thanks to the backup copy of the table stored on the disk. That in turn requires the protective MBR layer. > On UEFI systems I create an ESP partition type, format it with a VFAT > filesystem, then mount it under the /boot mountpoint. Then drop my > kernels in there (I use the efi kernel stub to boot directly these > kernels, rather than a boot manager like GRUB). Same here for the first part, but I do use a boot manager because it makes it easier to, well, manage the boot. I use the systemd boot manager, I previously used it in its standalone incarnation, but I can't remember the name right now. This is a simple boot manager, a 2 line default config file and another 3 lines for each kernel (fewer if you don't use an initramfs). All it does is manage the kernels, it is not a full-blown bootloader like GRUB. -- Neil Bothwick Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is 100%.
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