Sep 27, 2026, 09:39 by :
> Sep 26, 2026, 00:11 by [email protected]: > >> >> >> El 26/9/26 a las 3:06, Jeff escribió: >> >>> Hi, folks, >>> >>> I wish to install NetBSD into the unused space (or I can pre-format it, if >>> that would help) on a drive which already has a UEFI partition and a >>> partition on which Gentoo is installed, and I want to keep Gentoo intact. I >>> cannot find any instructions or tutorials regarding installing on a disk >>> that has another OS on it, and all of my attempts have failed when I get to >>> the point of accepting the disk layout. It quickly fails with a complaint >>> about not being able to access /dev/dk* (and I'm trying to install on nvme). >>> >>> Is there a tutorial or FAQ somewhere that I'm not finding, or does anyone >>> have any tips for how I might proceed? >>> >>> Thanks much! >>> Jeff >>> >> >> >> Hi Jeff, >> >> Just to save you some of the headache I had, once you finish the >> installation with the help of the NetBSD experts and overcome your problem, >> I'd like to share what I use in /etc/grub.d/40_custom in my Debian GRUB >> configuration to boot NetBSD: >> >> menuentry 'NetBSD-bootloader' { >> insmod part_gpt >> search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set b8b1-17ed >> chainloader /efi/boot/bootx64.efi >> } >> >> Regards, >> Ramiro >> > Thank you, Ramiro. > > Sorry if this should be obvious, but what is the --set argument? I'm > wondering if I can use it as is, or if I need to customize it? > > Jeff > I tried setting it to the UUID of my EFI partition, but after running grub-mkconfig, no new entry appeared in my grub menu. Jeff
