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Pigs: Add category booting

2025-05-18T17:21:11Z

Add category booting

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	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/REFInd rEFInd on the ArchWiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/REFInd rEFInd on the ArchWiki]
	* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Refind rEFInd on the Gentoo Wiki]		* [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Refind rEFInd on the Gentoo Wiki]

			[[Category:Booting]]

Samueldr: Remove unneeded and problematic change

2024-06-11T17:37:15Z

Remove unneeded and problematic change

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	The <tt>drivers_x64</tt> folder can also be copied next to the rEFInd EFI binary to allow it to handle filesystems not handled by your EFI implementations (though this is untested).		The <tt>drivers_x64</tt> folder can also be copied next to the rEFInd EFI binary to allow it to handle filesystems not handled by your EFI implementations (though this is untested).

	<syntaxhighlight lang=console>		<syntaxhighlight lang="console">
	~~$ cd ~/nixpkgs~~
	$ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64		$ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64
	total 528		total 528

imported>IgorM: Fi

2023-09-29T09:38:20Z

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	<syntaxhighlight lang=console>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	~/nixpkgs $ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64		$ cd ~/nixpkgs
			$ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64
	total 528		total 528
	-r--r--r-- 2 root root 89388 Dec 31 1969 btrfs_x64.efi		-r--r--r-- 2 root root 89388 Dec 31 1969 btrfs_x64.efi

imported>IgorM: Fi

2023-09-29T09:37:16Z

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	Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):		Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/		$ sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/
	sudo cp "$(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi		$ sudo cp "$(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	=== Graphical ===		=== Graphical ===
	If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:		If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	sudo nix-shell -p refind efibootmgr		$ sudo nix-shell -p refind efibootmgr
	refind-install		$ refind-install
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	A minimal hands-off configuration which allows some time to select an option follows:		A minimal hands-off configuration which allows some time to select an option follows:

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=bash>
	# Wait 2 seconds.		# Wait 2 seconds.
	timeout 2		timeout 2
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	The <tt>drivers_x64</tt> folder can also be copied next to the rEFInd EFI binary to allow it to handle filesystems not handled by your EFI implementations (though this is untested).		The <tt>drivers_x64</tt> folder can also be copied next to the rEFInd EFI binary to allow it to handle filesystems not handled by your EFI implementations (though this is untested).

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	~/nixpkgs $ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64		~/nixpkgs $ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64
	total 528		total 528

imported>9glenda: added efibootmgr as depedency

2022-08-31T18:10:36Z

added efibootmgr as depedency

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	If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:		If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight>
	sudo nix-shell -p refind		sudo nix-shell -p refind efibootmgr
	refind-install		refind-install
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>9glenda: changed efibootmgr to refind package

2022-08-30T18:25:12Z

changed efibootmgr to refind package

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	If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:		If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight>
	sudo nix-shell -p ~~efibootmgr~~		sudo nix-shell -p refind
	refind-install		refind-install
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Snuggle: Added instructions for rEFInd's graphical install, as this wasn't clear from the steps given.

2021-05-31T13:48:53Z

Added instructions for rEFInd's graphical install, as this wasn't clear from the steps given.

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	* <code>/EFI/BOOT/BOOTAA64.EFI</code> on the ESP for <tt>AArch64</tt>		* <code>/EFI/BOOT/BOOTAA64.EFI</code> on the ESP for <tt>AArch64</tt>

			=== Text-mode Only ===
	Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):		Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):

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	sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/		sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/
	sudo cp "$(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi		sudo cp "$(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
			</syntaxhighlight>

			=== Graphical ===
			If you have a fairly standard install and would like a full graphical installation with icons and buttons, the below will install refind to its own folder within your ESP:
			<syntaxhighlight>
			sudo nix-shell -p efibootmgr
			refind-install
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Samueldr: Add note about AArch64

2021-04-19T02:30:01Z

Add note about AArch64

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	rEFInd can be installed either using the derivation built using <tt>nix</tt> or by [https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html downloading a pre-built binary]. rEFInd can then be placed at the default bootloader location (or anywhere else and then configured) in the ESP.		rEFInd can be installed either using the derivation built using <tt>nix</tt> or by [https://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/getting.html downloading a pre-built binary]. rEFInd can then be placed at the default bootloader location (or anywhere else and then configured) in the ESP.

	The default boot location is ~~<tt>/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI</tt> on the ESP for x64_64.~~		The default boot location is:

	~~{{note\|This requires~~ <tt><~~nixpkgs~~></tt> ~~18.03 or newer, previously rEFInd was marked as broken.}}~~		* <code>/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI</code> on the ESP for <tt>x64_64</tt>
			* <code>/EFI/BOOT/BOOTAA64.EFI</code> on the ESP for <tt>AArch64</tt>

	Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):		Assuming the ESP is mounted at <tt>/boot/</tt>, a minimal installation (text-mode) without configuration can be made using nix this way (this will replace your default bootloader):

imported>Samueldr: Actually there too

2020-01-27T02:46:54Z

Actually there too

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	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight>
	sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/		sudo mkdir -p /boot/EFI/boot/
	sudo cp "$(nix-build --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi		sudo cp "$(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/refind_x64.efi" /boot/EFI/boot/bootx64.efi
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

imported>Samueldr: Make this work better

2020-01-27T02:46:09Z

Make this work better

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:46, 27 January 2020
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	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight>
	~/nixpkgs $ ls -l $(nix-build --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64		~/nixpkgs $ ls -l $(nix-build '<nixpkgs>' --no-out-link -A 'refind')/share/refind/drivers_x64
	total 528		total 528
	-r--r--r-- 2 root root 89388 Dec 31 1969 btrfs_x64.efi		-r--r--r-- 2 root root 89388 Dec 31 1969 btrfs_x64.efi