[Nix-dev] Unable to install NixOS unstable in UEFI system

[Wout Mertens]

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#EFI_System_Partition

"The EFI System Partition (also called ESP or EFISYS) is a *FAT32 formatted
physical partition* (in the main partition table of the disk, not LVM or
software raid etc.) from where the UEFI firmware launches the UEFI
bootloader and application. It is a OS independent partition that acts as
the storage place for the EFI bootloaders and applications which the
firmware launches them. *It is mandatory for UEFI boot.*"

So perhaps last time it found it automatically?

Wout.


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Luca Bruno <lethalman88 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 28/04/2014 13:50, José Romildo Malaquias wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 06:30:12AM +0200, Wout Mertens wrote:
> >> It looks like you are trying to do a UEFI boot but not providing the
> >> correct partition mounted in /boot.
> >>
> >> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Gummiboot#Updating
> > The installation guide does not mention the need to mount /boot before
> > installation. The above link refers to installing Gummiboot on
> > archlinux, where the OS has already been installed, which is a very
> > different situation.
> >
> > Besides that, when installing NixOS from the installation media, there
> > is alread a /boot directory, although it probably refers to the boot
> > from the installation media, not the one for the installed system.
> >
> > And in a previous installation I have done a few months ago, it worked
> > without the need of any additional action regarding /boot.
> >
> > So it seems there is a bug in the installation process.
> I've had the same problem. The fact is that the installation guide does
> not mention that you need a /boot partition. It assumes everything under
> / and that's not a bug per se.
> Perhaps some note might be added about the fact that any dir that is in
> another partition has to be mounted, with an example.
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