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| author | Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> | 2018-03-31 17:29:50 +0100 |
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| committer | Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> | 2018-03-31 17:29:50 +0100 |
| commit | 31d9d64e1c64c3eb9f6a1d0286dbb40337108035 (patch) | |
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FAQ: Add note for Fedora compatibility with Libreboot
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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/index.md b/docs/gnulinux/index.md index a2a411ab..bc7a04f8 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/index.md +++ b/docs/gnulinux/index.md @@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ However, with Libreboot, GRUB is already included directly (as a payload), so ev - [How to Harden Your GRUB Configuration, for Security](grub_hardening.md) +Fedora won't boot? +------------------ + +This may also apply to CentOS or Redhat. + +When you use Libreboot's default GRUB config, and libreboot-grub uses fedora's +default grub.cfg (in /boot/grub2/grub.cfg), fedora by default makes use of the +`linux16` command, whereas it should be saying `linux` + +Do this in fedora: + +Open `/etc/grub.d/10_linux` + +Set the `sixteenbit` variable to an empty string, then do: + + grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg + Copyright © 2014, 2015 Leah Rowe <info@minifree.org> Copyright © 2017 Elijah Smith <esmith1412@posteo.net> @@ -1012,6 +1012,14 @@ Absolutely! It is well-tested in libreboot, and highly recommended. See Any recent distribution should work, as long as it uses KMS (kernel mode setting) for the graphics. +Fedora won't boot? (may also be applicable to Redhat/CentOS) +----------------------------------------------------------- + +On Fedora, by default the grub.cfg tries to boot linux in 16-bit mode. You +just have to modify Fedora's GRUB configuration. +Refer to [the GNU+Linux page](docs/gnulinux/index.md#fedora-wont-boot). + + Can I use BSD? ---------------------------------- |