On June 15, 2019 1:04:16 PM UTC, Peter Humphrey <pe...@prh.myzen.co.uk> wrote: >Hello list, > >The main system on this box is ~amd64 plasma, but I also have a small >rescue >system which is amd64, no desktop. I use bootctl from systemd-boot to >manage >the UEFI images. > >My question is: how much of the bootctl-installed image is essential >for >booting? In other words, if I install the ~amd64 kernel (5.1.9), what >effect >will that have on booting the rescue system; and if I install the amd64 >kernel >(4.19.44), what effect will it have on booting the plasma system? > >In practice, I install the ~amd64 kernel and hope it doesn't affect the >rescue >system too much; and it seems not to. Could I do better?
If you configure the kernel with EFI boot, you can also ignore the boot loader. I use "systemd-boot", which basically is "gummiboot" on my laptop to be able to select which kernel to boot. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
