grub2-mkconfig creates grub2-efi.cfg different from the existing one, but why?
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On Fedora 29 on a machine with UEFI hardware.
Trying to generate a new /etc/grub2-efi.cfg.
Dry run first!
Change nothing in /etc/default/grub.
(Actually wanted to remove rhgb quiet from the kernel line, but tit turns out this is done by executing plymouth-set-default-theme details --rebuild-initrd instead, see Why is Grub menu not shown when starting my computer?)
As described in Create a GRUB 2 configuration, a new file can be created by running:
grub2-mkconfig
The resulting file should go to /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg and is referenced by the symlink:
/etc/grub2-efi.cfg --> ../boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
However, running:
grub2-mkconfig -o OUT
diff --side-by-side --width=200 /etc/grub2-efi.cfg OUT | less
...reveales a certain number of differences between the OUT file and the original among which:
grub2-mkconfig uses linuxefi and initrdefi instructions, but OUT does not, it uses linux and initrd instructions. This sounds wrong!
For example:
Sounds correct in /etc/grub2-efi.cfg :
linuxefi /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrdefi /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
Sounds wrong in OUT:
linux /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrd /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
What's going on? Is there some option I forgot about? Can I replace the existing /etc/grub2-efi.cfg?
grub2 grub2-mkconfig
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
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On Fedora 29 on a machine with UEFI hardware.
Trying to generate a new /etc/grub2-efi.cfg.
Dry run first!
Change nothing in /etc/default/grub.
(Actually wanted to remove rhgb quiet from the kernel line, but tit turns out this is done by executing plymouth-set-default-theme details --rebuild-initrd instead, see Why is Grub menu not shown when starting my computer?)
As described in Create a GRUB 2 configuration, a new file can be created by running:
grub2-mkconfig
The resulting file should go to /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg and is referenced by the symlink:
/etc/grub2-efi.cfg --> ../boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
However, running:
grub2-mkconfig -o OUT
diff --side-by-side --width=200 /etc/grub2-efi.cfg OUT | less
...reveales a certain number of differences between the OUT file and the original among which:
grub2-mkconfig uses linuxefi and initrdefi instructions, but OUT does not, it uses linux and initrd instructions. This sounds wrong!
For example:
Sounds correct in /etc/grub2-efi.cfg :
linuxefi /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrdefi /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
Sounds wrong in OUT:
linux /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrd /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
What's going on? Is there some option I forgot about? Can I replace the existing /etc/grub2-efi.cfg?
grub2 grub2-mkconfig
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
486416
add a comment |
On Fedora 29 on a machine with UEFI hardware.
Trying to generate a new /etc/grub2-efi.cfg.
Dry run first!
Change nothing in /etc/default/grub.
(Actually wanted to remove rhgb quiet from the kernel line, but tit turns out this is done by executing plymouth-set-default-theme details --rebuild-initrd instead, see Why is Grub menu not shown when starting my computer?)
As described in Create a GRUB 2 configuration, a new file can be created by running:
grub2-mkconfig
The resulting file should go to /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg and is referenced by the symlink:
/etc/grub2-efi.cfg --> ../boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
However, running:
grub2-mkconfig -o OUT
diff --side-by-side --width=200 /etc/grub2-efi.cfg OUT | less
...reveales a certain number of differences between the OUT file and the original among which:
grub2-mkconfig uses linuxefi and initrdefi instructions, but OUT does not, it uses linux and initrd instructions. This sounds wrong!
For example:
Sounds correct in /etc/grub2-efi.cfg :
linuxefi /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrdefi /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
Sounds wrong in OUT:
linux /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrd /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
What's going on? Is there some option I forgot about? Can I replace the existing /etc/grub2-efi.cfg?
grub2 grub2-mkconfig
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
486416
On Fedora 29 on a machine with UEFI hardware.
Trying to generate a new /etc/grub2-efi.cfg.
Dry run first!
Change nothing in /etc/default/grub.
(Actually wanted to remove rhgb quiet from the kernel line, but tit turns out this is done by executing plymouth-set-default-theme details --rebuild-initrd instead, see Why is Grub menu not shown when starting my computer?)
As described in Create a GRUB 2 configuration, a new file can be created by running:
grub2-mkconfig
The resulting file should go to /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg and is referenced by the symlink:
/etc/grub2-efi.cfg --> ../boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
However, running:
grub2-mkconfig -o OUT
diff --side-by-side --width=200 /etc/grub2-efi.cfg OUT | less
...reveales a certain number of differences between the OUT file and the original among which:
grub2-mkconfig uses linuxefi and initrdefi instructions, but OUT does not, it uses linux and initrd instructions. This sounds wrong!
For example:
Sounds correct in /etc/grub2-efi.cfg :
linuxefi /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrdefi /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
Sounds wrong in OUT:
linux /vmlinuz-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64 ....
initrd /initramfs-4.19.4-300.fc29.x86_64.img
What's going on? Is there some option I forgot about? Can I replace the existing /etc/grub2-efi.cfg?
grub2 grub2-mkconfig
grub2 grub2-mkconfig
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
486416
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
486416
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
486416
asked Dec 17 at 15:13
David Tonhofer
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asked Dec 17 at 15:13
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