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Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 19:16:36 +0000

The following trick may do what you want:
1.) apt remove grub-efi-amd64-signed
2.) grub-install --bootloader-id=devuan

Worked in my Chimaera VM.

Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (sgage) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 12:13:30 +0000

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

sgage wrote:
I want to have a separate devuan and debian directory.
Why? If it's that important to you then install GRUB from an Arch live ISO (use the --boot-directory= & --efi-directory= options to avoid the need to chroot).
I can't find a reference in the changlelog but I presume $ESP/EFI/debian is being created because of https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=925309

It's not that important. Thanks for the bug reference.

Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (Head_on_a_Stick) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 11:24:41 +0000

sgage wrote:

I want to have a separate devuan and debian directory.

Why? If it's that important to you then install GRUB from an Arch live ISO (use the --boot-directory= & --efi-directory= options to avoid the need to chroot).

I can't find a reference in the changlelog but I presume $ESP/EFI/debian is being created because of https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo … bug=925309

Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 07:20:50 +0000

I can confirm that also Chimaera (in a VM) has the same behaviour. What easily worked under Beowulf is no more working with the testing/unstable stuff.

Needs a closer look.

rolfie

Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (sgage) — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:23:37 +0000

rolfie wrote:

That will work if you don't use Secure Boot. But you still will have a debian and a devuan EFI directory.
Use the efibootmgr to boot the devuan entry. If that works, you can delete the debian entry with the file manager.
rolfie

I want to have a separate devuan and debian directory. The problem is, that in Ceres (this did not happen in Beowulf), I can not get grub-install to generate a devuan directory at all. No matter what I've tried, grub-install generates a debian directory in /boot/efi/EFI. I know how to use efibootmgr to set boot order and such.

Re: Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (rolfie) — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:06:36 +0000

That will work if you don't use Secure Boot. But you still will have a debian and a devuan EFI directory.

Use the efibootmgr to boot the devuan entry. If that works, you can delete the debian entry with the file manager.

rolfie

Install grub so that EFI directory is 'devuan'

dummy@example.com (sgage) — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 20:36:39 +0000

I am running Ceres (which is running very well with MATE). How can I install grub so that the EFI directory is 'devuan' instead of 'debian'. Using the '--bootloader-id=devuan' argument to grub-install still creates a 'debian' directory. My os-release file has 'ID=devuan'. I don't know what else to try. Any ideas?

TIA...