On Wednesday, 6 December 2023 17:34:08 GMT Marco Rebhan wrote: > On Wednesday, 6 December 2023 17:49:43 CET Victor Ivanov wrote: > > So, without knowing much about systemd-boot from the guide linked it > > seems to me that its implementation doesn't differ too much from this > > reasonably well established model, except for a few additional > > constraints which, based on my understanding, are: > > 1. You _must_ have an XBOOTLDR partition (functionally equivalent to > > "boot" above) _in addition to_ the ESP and cannot simply use "/boot" > > under your rootfs partition > > 2. XBOOTLDR partition _must_ be of GPT type 0xEA00 > > 3. XBOOTLDR partition _must_ have GUID set to > > "bc13c2ff-59e6-4262-a352-b275fd6f7172" > > 4. XBOOTLDR partition _must_ be formatted with a filesystem supported > > by your EFI BIOS with FAT32 being universally supported, though your > > particular EFI BIOS _might_ support others > > > > I say "must" as it appears to be from the guide like this is the > > requirement for systemd-boot, the actual Boot Loader Specification > > page appears to suggest that an XBOOTLDR partition is optional. So > > there may be a viable configuration without it. > > No, you do not need an XBOOTLDR partition with systemd-boot and in fact I > have never used one, and I'm not sure why the guide advertises it so > prominently.
I haven't either, as I said, but this is a new venture so I went to the official guides, wanting to Do The Right Thing. That's where the contradiction exists. -- Regards, Peter.
