UP^2 Arch Linux Installation: Using UEFI Directly: efibootmgr example doesn't appear to work?
smackoz
New Member Posts: 2 ✭
Has anyone else run into problems here?
See https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/EFISTUB
Using UEFI directly
efibootmgr
I found the example command for efibootmgr to be problematic. I couldn't get it to work for Arch Linux. After much trial and error the solution that actually worked is a follows. Compare the original command with the solution.
The original command...
# efibootmgr --disk /dev/sdX --part Y --create --label "Arch Linux" --loader /vmlinuz-linux --unicode 'root=PARTUUID=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX rw initrd=\initramfs-linux.img' --verbose
Solution: Replacing the above command with...
# efibootmgr --disk /dev/sdX --part Y --create --label "Arch Linux" --loader /vmlinuz-linux --unicode 'root=/dev/sdX rw initrd=\initramfs-linux.img' --verbose
Where --disk /dev/sdX... is the EFI boot partition.
Where root=/dev/sdX... is the root partition of the Arch Linux installation.
Cheers
S Mack
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eduncan911
Administrator, Moderator Posts: 157 admin
@smackoz I run Arch on my UP Squared and Boards. With systemd-boot, I do recall the UUID method not working as well, and resorted to using device paths.
Remember, the Arch wiki, while awesome with details, is usually written by a person that got it working their way.
I have 100s of edits and a few new pages written on the Arch Wiki over the years. Feel free to add the alternative device path option to that page as I am sure it might help others down the road.
Personally, I run Xen hypervisor on mine to EFI boot from.
Feel free to browse my Arch Linux bootstrap scripts I use for UP^2 devices. (Need to specify the mmc path, instead of sdX).
Eric Duncan - UP Evangelist - My thoughts are of my own free will
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Thanks. Was wondering if I'd missed something or it was the flavour of these UP^2 boards.
Cheers
S Mack
Hi smackoz and eduncan911: I hope you don't mind me not opening a new thread, could you let me know about your experience of running Arch on the up squared? Is there anything I need to pay attention to apart from those EFI boot parameters? Would you recommend this device for using with Arch?