Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:27:28 -0500, Dale wrote: > >> I used cgdisk and GPT for my disk even tho it is small, only 300GBs or >> so, mostly out of habit. The grub install failed and I did a search. I >> found this and it worked. >> >> >> >> grub-install fails with "grub-install: warning: this GPT partition label >> contains no BIOS Boot Partition; embedding won't be possible." > Simple answer, don't use GRUB :-) > > Seriously, GRUB is a bootloader, EFI is a bootloader. You are using one > bootloader to load another bootloader before booting the system. > > rEFIind and systemd-boot are both boot managers, they work with the EFI > bootloader - or you can boot a kernel directly without a boot manager, > but I prefer not to do that as it gives no opportunity to edit options > when booting. > > If you like simple, here is a config file I use with systemd-boot > > version 6.1.57-gentoo > linux /vmlinuz-6.1.57-gentoo > options root=/dev/sda3 panic=10 net.ifnames=0 i915.enable_ips=0 > > That's it! There is a separate file for each menu entry, but they are > this simple. There's also a global loader.conf, that runs to a massive 2 > lines here! > >
Right now, I'm still using BIOS type boot. I've read where you and a couple others use something else and they do sound good but I just haven't got the nerve up to switch. When I build a new rig, I'll likely get into some other boot manager. In a way I kinda dread it but on the other hand, I just might like it. You and several others make the other options sound really good. That config kinda reminds me of the old grub. A title line, location of kernel and then options. Sounds easy enough. The new grub config is almost impossible to config by hand. They had to make a tool to do it. That says a lot there. ;-) I wish I could build the new rig tomorrow. Gotta buy the stuff first tho. Well, first, I gotta find a good mobo I like. I got a CPU cooler in. I got video cards, cables and such in route. Next month, case. Next month, likely a power supply and maybe a couple other small things. Then comes the big things. Mobo, CPU and memory. Ka ching. $$$$ Dale :-) :-)
