Live-build uses syslinux as default bootloader. It will be able to boot both uefi and legacy without any additional modifications.
If you would like to add a bootliader of your choice, do so in /config/bootloaders https://live-team.pages.debian.net/live-manual/html/live-manual/customizing-binary.en.html#608 On Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 3:50 PM Anindya Chaudhuri <anindy...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I am trying to build a custom image using live-build. My basic > configuration is working well, and I able to obtain a functional .iso image > that runs well at least in virtualbox. But I'm stuck on one point. I would > like to use grub-efi-amd64 instead of grub-pc, but am unable to do so. I > have tried the following: > > 1. Putting grub-efi-amd64 on a .list.chroot file in package-lists. > 2. Downloading the latest .deb and putting it in packages.chroot. > 3. Using late_command in preed.cfg to in-target install grub-efi-amd64. > > However, none of these have worked - in the installed image it's always > grub-pc that gets installed. So, I have two questions: > > 1. How exactly does one build an image with grub-efi-amd64 instead of > grub-pc? > 2. I am a little confused about including grub-pc as a default - does > this mean that even for computer with UEFI (I use a windows dual boot), > grub-pc would be fine, and I don't have to replace that with > grub-efi-amd64. If so, what exactly is the purpose of grub-efi-amd64? > > Thanks. >
