Re: grub-mkrescue: Problem with MBR partition table at start of EFI partition

2019-04-21 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, i wrote: > > 1: Is there any use for the partition entry in the EFI partition of a > >  grub-mkrescue ISO ? Vladimir Serbinenko wrote: > Nope. An artefact of mformat that we don't really want. I just didn't know > about -k (or maybe it didn't exist back then) > > 2: Is there any use for the

Re: grub-mkrescue: Problem with MBR partition table at start of EFI partition

2019-04-21 Thread Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
On Mon, 22 Apr 2019, 01:42 Thomas Schmitt, wrote: > Hi, > > this is about how exactly to solve a diagnosed and worked-around problem. > > Guix is one of the few distros which make their installation ISOs by > help of grub-mkrescue. The EFI boot manager of an old Macbook got stuck > when such an I

grub-mkrescue: Problem with MBR partition table at start of EFI partition

2019-04-21 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, this is about how exactly to solve a diagnosed and worked-around problem. Guix is one of the few distros which make their installation ISOs by help of grub-mkrescue. The EFI boot manager of an old Macbook got stuck when such an ISO was presented on USB stick. I.e. it not only did not boot the