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#21 2016-04-19 06:18:06
- Head_on_a_Stick
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
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#22 2016-06-02 13:16:24
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
Hello, is it necessary to flag the esd partition with boot flag? I think boot flag is just necessary for mbr booting since EFI boot process doesn't refer to code in the MBR, and it normally doesn't use code in the boot sector of a partition 
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#23 2016-06-02 15:41:59
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
Hello, is it necessary to flag the esd partition with boot flag?
Well, the EFI system partition should have the "EF00" GUID partition code in order for it to be identified by the motherboard.
In gparted, a partition of type EF00 will be marked with the flags boot,esp
These are merely gparted's abstracted way of referring to the partition type, you are correct to say that a "boot flag" (in the most traditional sense) is not needed but unless "boot,esp" shows in the flags section in gparted the EFI system partition will not be detected.
I would recommend using this command to show your partition table:
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#24 2016-06-02 23:41:00
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
Can the system boot Ubuntu? Install their mini.iso and you can build Bunsenlabs on top of that. I could create a HowTo.
What do you mean? of course it boots any Linux
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#25 2016-06-03 00:00:03
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
@bonbonboi,
Well, not Debian Live or BL!
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you. Better we move this to it's own support thread instead of hijacking this HowTo.
No, he can't sleep on the floor. What do you think I'm yelling for?!!!
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#26 2016-07-16 22:21:52
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
Hey @HoaS,
Kinda noob-ish question about how kernels work. Let's say I follow this guide and copy the *.efi files (as instructed). Then I upgrade my kernel to a newer version. Do I have to copy any more files manually in the future?
Thanks!
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#27 2016-07-16 23:26:06
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Re: Convert your BunsenLabs system to UEFI booting
I follow this guide and copy the *.efi files (as instructed). Then I upgrade my kernel to a newer version. Do I have to copy any more files manually in the future?
No.
The .efi file you have copied is the GRUB bootloader itself and this "knows" where your kernel images are -- you should be able to boot into both your new kernel and any old versions you still have installed.
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