Release Notes for Alpine 3.20.0: Difference between revisions

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For BIOS systems (x86 or x86_64)
For BIOS systems (x86 or x86_64)


{{Cmd|# grub-install --boot-directory{{=}}/boot --target{{=}}i386-pc <var>disk</var>}}
{{Cmd|# grub-install --boot-directory{{=}}/boot --target{{=}}i386-pc <var>$disk</var>}}


; disk : The block device grub has been installed to.
; disk : The block device grub has been installed to.
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==== EFI ====
==== EFI ====


{{Cmd|# install --target{{=}}<var>target</var> --efi-directory{{=}}"<var>efi_directory</var>" --bootloader-id{{=}}alpine --boot-directory{{=}}"/boot --no-nvram}}
{{Cmd|
# grub-install --target{{=}}<var>$target</var> --efi-directory{{=}}"<var>$efi_directory</var>" \
    --bootloader-id{{=}}alpine --boot-directory{{=}}"/boot --no-nvram
# install -D <var>$efi_directory</var>/EFI/alpine/grub<var>$fwa</var>.efi <var>$efi_directory</var>/EFI/boot/boot<var>$fwa</var>.efi
 
}}


; target : The relevant [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/alpine-conf/-/blob/master/setup-disk.in?ref%20type=heads target] for your system
; target : The relevant [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/alpine-conf/-/blob/master/setup-disk.in?ref%20type=heads target] for your system
; efi_directory : Either {{Path|/boot/efi}} or {{Path|/boot}}
; efi_directory : Either {{Path|/boot/efi}} or {{Path|/boot}}
; fwa : The respective [https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/alpine-conf/-/blob/master/setup-disk.in?ref%20type=heads firmware architecture] for your system

Revision as of 23:54, 5 January 2024

Base System

grub 2.12

When upgrading existing installations using grub, make sure to update the installed bootloader before rebooting, otherwise your machine might not boot.

Here are some examples for various situations assuming default setups. Don't blindly copy these examples but verify what's applicable to your system.

BIOS

For BIOS systems (x86 or x86_64)

# grub-install --boot-directory=/boot --target=i386-pc $disk

disk
The block device grub has been installed to.

EFI

# grub-install --target=$target --efi-directory="$efi_directory" \ --bootloader-id=alpine --boot-directory="/boot --no-nvram # install -D $efi_directory/EFI/alpine/grub$fwa.efi $efi_directory/EFI/boot/boot$fwa.efi

target
The relevant target for your system
efi_directory
Either /boot/efi or /boot
fwa
The respective firmware architecture for your system