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| author | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2017-01-08 17:45:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2017-01-08 17:45:12 +0000 |
| commit | 8e65a6a3ae63588df226e06fac495de1e097bf64 (patch) | |
| tree | 90650bce6aa842a065398b37fe7fbf98dcfa9b53 /chapter08/kernel.xml | |
| parent | 6bc94ca2472ff5bdaa9b40415abc5667d4ee320e (diff) | |
Expand discussion of UEFI in kernel and grub sections
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diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index 5c9cf9026..838e2ad94 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -121,6 +121,24 @@ File systems ---> Index of Kernel Settings</ulink> (&lfs-root;blfs/view/&short-version;/longindex.html#kernel-config-index).</para> + <note> + <para>If your host hardware is using UEFI, then the 'make defconfig' + above should automatically add in some EFI-related kernel options.</para> + + <para>In order to allow your LFS kernel to be booted from within your + host's UEFI boot environment, your kernel must have this option + selected:</para> + +<screen role="nodump">Processor type and features ---> + [*] EFI stub support [CONFIG_EFI_STUB]</screen> + + <para>A fuller description of managing UEFI environments from within LFS + is covered by the lfs-uefi.txt hint at + <ulink + url="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/hints/downloads/files/lfs-uefi.txt"/>. + </para> + </note> + <variablelist> <title>The rationale for the above configuration items:</title> |