Re: [gentoo-user] switching from "refine" to "grub"
On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 01:57:40 -0700, Dan Egli wrote: > What complexity? GRUB2 is hugely complex as it tries to be everything to everyone. That's not a bad thing in itself, but EFI can use a far more minimal setup. > I have a couple EFI machines booting via Grub, and > they work great. I didn't say it didn't work, but it is overkill for EFI booting where a bootloader isn't needed. > I just had to ensure the correct GRUB_TARGET in > make.conf and then after I had my partitions setup and formatted, I > just did grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/EFI and > it went smooth as silk as long as I didn't have /boot on newer ZFS > setup. Even ZFS would work if you setup /boot to be a separate dataset > and make it with absolute minimal options. > > On 12/12/2020 1:31 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:48:06 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > > >> I use refine as boot loader but it is giving me a problems. > >> How to switch back to grub 2 > >> And remove any refine files from /boot > > I take it you mean refind? It may well be easier to solve the problem > > with refind rather than trying to deal with the overcomplexity of GRUB > > for an EFI system. > > > > I normally use systemd-boot but when I have used refind, it has > > picked up everything it needs to know without a config file. What > > errors are you seeing? > > > > -- Neil Bothwick Sir! Romulan warbird decloaki\xBB\xAE\xF5\xF7\xFC\xC1 NO CARRIER pgp_Sd7I8LwqB.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] switching from "refine" to "grub"
What complexity? I have a couple EFI machines booting via Grub, and they work great. I just had to ensure the correct GRUB_TARGET in make.conf and then after I had my partitions setup and formatted, I just did grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/EFI and it went smooth as silk as long as I didn't have /boot on newer ZFS setup. Even ZFS would work if you setup /boot to be a separate dataset and make it with absolute minimal options. On 12/12/2020 1:31 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:48:06 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I use refine as boot loader but it is giving me a problems. How to switch back to grub 2 And remove any refine files from /boot I take it you mean refind? It may well be easier to solve the problem with refind rather than trying to deal with the overcomplexity of GRUB for an EFI system. I normally use systemd-boot but when I have used refind, it has picked up everything it needs to know without a config file. What errors are you seeing? -- Dan Egli From my Test Server
Re: [gentoo-user] switching from "refine" to "grub"
On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:48:06 -0700, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I use refine as boot loader but it is giving me a problems. > How to switch back to grub 2 > And remove any refine files from /boot I take it you mean refind? It may well be easier to solve the problem with refind rather than trying to deal with the overcomplexity of GRUB for an EFI system. I normally use systemd-boot but when I have used refind, it has picked up everything it needs to know without a config file. What errors are you seeing? -- Neil Bothwick "Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy." -- Robert Heinlein pgpnqewHvzCa9.pgp Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [gentoo-user] switching from "refine" to "grub"
I can not say for certain, but I imagine it would be something like this: emerge -c refine rm -rf rm -rf /boot/refine GRUB_TARGET="x86_64-efi" emerge grub grub-install --efi-directory= --target=x86_64-efi grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg Of course you really should put the GRUB_TARGET in your make.conf, but in a pinch that will work. I'm assuming you are using a 64-bit EFI enabled computer. The grub steps I am sure of. I've never used refine before, so I don't know it. On 12/11/2020 7:48 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I use refine as boot loader but it is giving me a problems. How to switch back to grub 2 And remove any refine files from /boot -- Dan Egli From my Test Server
