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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 72741e034a..b4a59e793a 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -7322,8 +7322,8 @@ Access to @file{/dev/sdX} usually requires root privileges. @end enumerate Once this is done, you should be able to reboot the system and boot from -the USB stick. The latter usually requires you to get in the BIOS' boot -menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick. +the USB stick. The latter usually requires you to get in the BIOS' or +UEFI boot menu, where you can choose to boot from the USB stick. @xref{Installing GuixSD in a VM}, if, instead, you would like to install GuixSD in a virtual machine (VM). @@ -7477,6 +7477,17 @@ install BIOS-based GRUB (which is the default), make sure a BIOS Boot Partition is available (@pxref{BIOS installation,,, grub, GNU GRUB manual}). +@cindex EFI, installation +@cindex UEFI, installation +@cindex ESP, EFI system partition +If you instead wish to use EFI-based GRUB, a FAT32 @dfn{EFI System Partition} +(ESP) is required. This partition should be mounted at @file{/boot/efi} and +must have the @code{esp} flag set. E.g., for @command{parted}: + +@example +parted /dev/sda set 1 esp on +@end example + Once you are done partitioning the target hard disk drive, you have to create a file system on the relevant partition(s)@footnote{Currently GuixSD only supports ext4 and btrfs file systems. In particular, code @@ -7516,6 +7527,11 @@ root partition): mount LABEL=my-root /mnt @end example +Also mount any other partitions you would like to use on the target +system relative to this path. If you have @file{/boot} on a separate +partition for example, mount it at @file{/mnt/boot} now so it is found +by @code{guix system init} afterwards. + Finally, if you plan to use one or more swap partitions (@pxref{Memory Concepts, swap space,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference Manual}), make sure to initialize them with @command{mkswap}. Assuming you have one @@ -7590,7 +7606,8 @@ in particular: @itemize @item Make sure the @code{grub-configuration} form refers to the device you -want to install GRUB on. +want to install GRUB on. You also need to specify the @code{grub-efi} +package if you wish to use native UEFI boot. @item Be sure that your partition labels match the value of their respective @@ -7879,7 +7896,7 @@ management, power management, and more, would look like this: @include os-config-desktop.texi @end lisp -A graphical environment with a choice of lightweight window managers +A graphical UEFI system with a choice of lightweight window managers instead of full-blown desktop environments would look like this: @lisp @@ -15277,7 +15294,12 @@ The number of seconds to wait for keyboard input before booting. Set to The @code{grub-theme} object describing the theme to use. @item @code{grub} (default: @code{grub}) -The GRUB package to use. +@cindex EFI, bootloader +@cindex UEFI, bootloader +@cindex BIOS, bootloader +The GRUB package to use. Currently either @code{grub}, for ``legacy'' +x86 BIOS systems, or @code{grub-efi}, for modern systems using the +@dfn{Unified Extensible Firmware Interface} (UEFI). @item @code{terminal-outputs} (default: @code{'gfxterm}) The output terminals used for the GRUB boot menu, as a list of symbols. |