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grub: fix manual build

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obadz 2016-09-16 19:12:35 +01:00
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@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ in
type = types.bool;
description = ''
Whether to invoke <literal>grub-install</literal> with
<literal>--removable</literal>.
<literal>--removable</literal>.</para>
Unless you turn this on, GRUB will install itself somewhere in
<para>Unless you turn this on, GRUB will install itself somewhere in
<literal>boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint</literal> (exactly where
depends on other config variables). If you've set
<literal>boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables</literal> *AND* you
@ -376,21 +376,21 @@ in
NVRAM will not be modified, and your system will not find GRUB at
boot time. However, GRUB will still return success so you may miss
the warning that gets printed ("<literal>efibootmgr: EFI variables
are not supported on this system.</literal>").
are not supported on this system.</literal>").</para>
If you turn this feature on, GRUB will install itself in a special
location within <literal>efiSysMountPoint</literal> (namely
<para>If you turn this feature on, GRUB will install itself in a
special location within <literal>efiSysMountPoint</literal> (namely
<literal>EFI/boot/boot$arch.efi</literal>) which the firmwares
are hardcoded to try first, regardless of NVRAM EFI variables.
are hardcoded to try first, regardless of NVRAM EFI variables.</para>
To summarize, turn this on if:
<para>To summarize, turn this on if:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>You are installing NixOS and want it to boot in UEFI mode,
but you are currently booted in legacy mode</listitem>
<listitem>You want to make a drive that will boot regardless of
the NVRAM state of the computer (like a USB "removable" drive)</listitem>
<listitem>You simply dislike the idea of depending on NVRAM
state to make your drive bootable</listitem>
<listitem><para>You are installing NixOS and want it to boot in UEFI mode,
but you are currently booted in legacy mode</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You want to make a drive that will boot regardless of
the NVRAM state of the computer (like a USB "removable" drive)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>You simply dislike the idea of depending on NVRAM
state to make your drive bootable</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
'';
};