diff options
| author | emmett1 <me@emmett1.my> | 2026-06-09 00:10:01 +0800 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | emmett1 <me@emmett1.my> | 2026-06-09 00:10:01 +0800 |
| commit | 62593dcd600bafbffdd6887a7daeba6e9f034a4e (patch) | |
| tree | 038b22bbdbdbb700893b1b009af9756070de571f /docs/bootloader.md | |
| parent | 55bb51fb1b5756461b848ffb04366c4f4c9d5b63 (diff) | |
| download | alicelinux-62593dcd600bafbffdd6887a7daeba6e9f034a4e.tar.gz alicelinux-62593dcd600bafbffdd6887a7daeba6e9f034a4e.zip | |
docs updated
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/bootloader.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/bootloader.md | 88 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 88 deletions
diff --git a/docs/bootloader.md b/docs/bootloader.md deleted file mode 100644 index 59212728..00000000 --- a/docs/bootloader.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,88 +0,0 @@ -# Bootloader - -This document covers installing and configuring the two bootloaders available in Alice Linux: Limine and GRUB. - -## Limine - -Limine is a modern, lightweight bootloader supporting BIOS and UEFI. - -Install the package: - -``` -# apkg -I limine -``` - -### BIOS - -Deploy Limine to the target disk: - -``` -# limine bios-install /dev/sdX -``` - -### UEFI - -Copy the Limine EFI executable to the EFI system partition: - -``` -# mkdir -p /boot/EFI/BOOT -# cp /usr/share/limine/BOOTX64.EFI /boot/EFI/BOOT -``` - -### Configuration - -Create `/boot/limine.conf`: - -``` -timeout: 5 - -/Alice Linux - protocol: linux - kernel_path: boot():/vmlinuz - cmdline: root=/dev/sda2 rw loglevel=3 quiet - module_path: boot():/initrd-linux -``` - -Use `boot()` to reference the partition where `/boot` resides, or specify the partition directly with `uuid()` or a path like `hd(0,2)`. - -For full configuration options, see the [Limine documentation](https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine/blob/trunk/CONFIG.md). - -## GRUB - -GRUB is the GNU Grand Unified Bootloader, supporting UEFI on x86_64 only. - -Install the package: - -``` -# apkg -I grub efibootmgr -``` - -### Install - -Install GRUB for UEFI (requires the EFI system partition mounted at `/boot`): - -``` -# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot -``` - -### Configuration - -Generate the GRUB configuration file: - -``` -# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg -``` - -GRUB settings are controlled by `/etc/default/grub`. Key options: - -- **`GRUB_DEFAULT`**: Default menu entry (default: `0`) -- **`GRUB_TIMEOUT`**: Seconds before booting the default entry (default: `5`) -- **`GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT`**: Kernel command line arguments -- **`GRUB_GFXMODE`**: Framebuffer resolution (default: `auto`) -- **`GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER`**: Disable probing for other operating systems (default: enabled for security) - -After editing `/etc/default/grub`, regenerate the config: - -``` -# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg -``` |