On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 8:36 PM, kristof <saposcat@myopera.com> wrote:
On Sat, 05 Jan 2013 12:23:39 -0800, Mike Cloaked <mike.cloaked@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for any replies (and useful links)
What bootloader and bootmanager are you going to be using? I'm currently using gummiboot to boot an efistub kernel on my ESP, and as one user mentioned earlier for that setup to work, I need .path and .service units to automatically copy and rename gummiboot, initial ramdisks, and kernels all to their respective places on the EFISYSPART on updates. Running with GRUB or rEFInd is less complicated because they have the capacity to boot files on different partitions.
From what I have read rEFInd was what seemed the easiest way forward but I am still certainly reading and re-reading and listening to all the advice and experience that arch users add to this thread - for something as new as UEFI I want to be as prepared as possible before I commit to it. Also in answer to John - I will not be using a VM to test first - the new hardware will be the test bed - and hopefully since it is a new(ish) motherboard and a processor that was only released a few months ago by Intel that it will be as ready as possible for my foray into UEFI provided I can absorb all
the good, bad and ugly information so that if anything doesn't work I have a route to workarounds to hand - though once I install for real I may well have additional questions if things don't go according to plan! Either way I am very appreciative of all input on this. -- mike c