`/boot`, I guess.
-- Кирилл Елагин On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:32 PM, José Romildo Malaquias <j.romi...@gmail.com > wrote: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 07:04:41PM +0200, Wout Mertens wrote: > > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#EFI_System_Partition > > > > "The EFI System Partition (also called ESP or EFISYS) is a *FAT32 > formatted > > physical partition* (in the main partition table of the disk, not LVM or > > software raid etc.) from where the UEFI firmware launches the UEFI > > bootloader and application. It is a OS independent partition that acts as > > the storage place for the EFI bootloaders and applications which the > > firmware launches them. *It is mandatory for UEFI boot.*" > > > > So perhaps last time it found it automatically? > > Yes, it did. > > If I am supposed to mount it explicitly, where should it be mounted? At > /mnt/boot ? > > If this is the case, please, add this step to the installation manual. > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Luca Bruno <lethalma...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > On 28/04/2014 13:50, José Romildo Malaquias wrote: > > > > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 06:30:12AM +0200, Wout Mertens wrote: > > > >> It looks like you are trying to do a UEFI boot but not providing the > > > >> correct partition mounted in /boot. > > > >> > > > >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gummiboot#Updating > > > > The installation guide does not mention the need to mount /boot > before > > > > installation. The above link refers to installing Gummiboot on > > > > archlinux, where the OS has already been installed, which is a very > > > > different situation. > > > > > > > > Besides that, when installing NixOS from the installation media, > there > > > > is alread a /boot directory, although it probably refers to the boot > > > > from the installation media, not the one for the installed system. > > > > > > > > And in a previous installation I have done a few months ago, it > worked > > > > without the need of any additional action regarding /boot. > > > > > > > > So it seems there is a bug in the installation process. > > > I've had the same problem. The fact is that the installation guide does > > > not mention that you need a /boot partition. It assumes everything > under > > > / and that's not a bug per se. > > > Perhaps some note might be added about the fact that any dir that is in > > > another partition has to be mounted, with an example. > _______________________________________________ > nix-dev mailing list > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >
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