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A bootloader is a type of software that manages the loading of the operating system (OS) on the computer at startup. It is responsible for preparing the system before passing control to the OS. Here are the types of bootloaders commonly used in NixOS: | A bootloader is a type of software that manages the loading of the operating system (OS) on the computer at startup. It is responsible for preparing the system before passing control to the OS. Here are the types of bootloaders commonly used in NixOS: | ||
* '''GRUB (Grand Unified Bootloader)''': Widely used, supports multiple operating systems, and provides a boot menu to select how the system boots. | * '''[[GNU GRUB]] (Grand Unified Bootloader)''': Widely used, supports multiple operating systems, and provides a boot menu to select how the system boots. | ||
* '''systemd-boot''': Simple UEFI-only bootloader, formerly known as gummiboot. | * '''[[Systemd/boot|systemd-boot]]''': Simple UEFI-only bootloader, formerly known as gummiboot. | ||
* '''[[Limine]]''': Modern, advanced, multiprotocol bootloader and boot manager. | |||
* '''EFISTUB''': Utilizes the UEFI firmware itself to boot the kernel, without the need for a traditional bootloader. | * '''EFISTUB''': Utilizes the UEFI firmware itself to boot the kernel, without the need for a traditional bootloader. | ||
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The following command will print which boot mode you are using. This can be used on the NixOS installation image to determine which steps to follow in the guide. | The following command will print which boot mode you are using. This can be used on the NixOS installation image to determine which steps to follow in the guide. | ||
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[ -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] && echo "UEFI" || echo "Legacy" | $ [ -d /sys/firmware/efi/efivars ] && echo "UEFI" || echo "Legacy" | ||
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The first command, in the example below, removes system generations older than 14 days. | The first command, in the example below, removes system generations older than 14 days. | ||
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sudo nix-env --delete-generations --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system 14d | $ sudo nix-env --delete-generations --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system 14d | ||
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sudo nixos-rebuild boot | $ sudo nixos-rebuild boot | ||
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==== From a running system ==== | ==== From a running system ==== | ||
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sudo nixos-rebuild --install-bootloader boot | $ sudo nixos-rebuild --install-bootloader boot | ||
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Booting from the installation media, mount the root partition under <code>/mnt</code> and the boot partition under <code>/mnt/boot</code>. Next, enter the installed system with <code>nixos-enter</code>, or by manually binding the virtual filesystems and then calling <code>chroot</code>. Finally, run the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/e140d71d6330786c40b4bd9c0d59af7ad1a5e86a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh#L191-L192 command that the installer would run]. This will re-install the bootloader. | Booting from the installation media, mount the root partition under <code>/mnt</code> and the boot partition under <code>/mnt/boot</code>. Next, enter the installed system with <code>nixos-enter</code>, or by manually binding the virtual filesystems and then calling <code>chroot</code>. Finally, run the [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/e140d71d6330786c40b4bd9c0d59af7ad1a5e86a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh#L191-L192 command that the installer would run]. This will re-install the bootloader. | ||
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mount /dev/[root partition] /mnt | $ mount /dev/[root partition] /mnt | ||
mount /dev/[boot partition] /mnt/boot | $ mount /dev/[boot partition] /mnt/boot | ||
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With <code>nixos-enter</code>: | With <code>nixos-enter</code>: | ||
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nixos-enter | $ nixos-enter | ||
NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1 /nix/var/nix/profiles/system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot | $ NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1 /nix/var/nix/profiles/system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot | ||
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Or manually: | Or manually: | ||
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for i in dev proc sys; do mount --rbind /$i /mnt/$i; done | $ for i in dev proc sys; do mount --rbind /$i /mnt/$i; done | ||
NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1 chroot /mnt \ | $ NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1 chroot /mnt \ | ||
/nix/var/nix/profiles/system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot | |||
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Then use efibootmgr to add the entry again, where the disk device is specified, with the partition number followed by the index and finally the path to the grub boot loader. | Then use efibootmgr to add the entry again, where the disk device is specified, with the partition number followed by the index and finally the path to the grub boot loader. | ||
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efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L NixOS-boot -l '\EFI\NixOS-boot\grubx64.efi' | $ efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sda -p 1 -L NixOS-boot -l '\EFI\NixOS-boot\grubx64.efi' | ||
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