From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECC18138AD6 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2015 08:31:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3F9C1E095A; Mon, 2 Mar 2015 08:31:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ie0-f173.google.com (mail-ie0-f173.google.com [209.85.223.173]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0818CE05C1 for ; Mon, 2 Mar 2015 08:31:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iecrd18 with SMTP id rd18so45853051iec.8 for ; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:31:47 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=wMThMj6IywEM+7fSSiCJ70nmHVczk+RqDvLZFSMoZ6M=; b=c4/m74ELL8NAYQdBmKBw5M0tAay5e1HJhr7BlbcuAfAvTHC+8p7uUYWc4MFSZFa4sl uGiImNnbkjoUtdocDHKqACyI+wgZKWt0Xeoe9N1ffDV8fNE2VOF2e+smxJPw094t31ga DnYXK/lT/AUi/+DnhvKTdBzOYIajliViGGcw6Za3fROmKAQZJEXKfS4BDUR7xb4KRioh WnhEKsQ42JJwVkXCA6KKhpoLgotbN9J50NDseA9xTO6PFZLJU22gWJlBFbnwzFBeEbvr lkpe4FJ8jlvXUn1sFNIHWQkEK66RykC+EmV/MaK+ZEpMmde86IzfNfev8MkN4qjSrqMS 6RLg== X-Received: by 10.50.111.10 with SMTP id ie10mr19263777igb.15.1425285107453; Mon, 02 Mar 2015 00:31:47 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.107.149.149 with HTTP; Mon, 2 Mar 2015 00:31:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150302032706.b45f80fb55e8b4093d2ba1d9@gmail.com> References: <20150302001151.51160896ba0a4853a7a4a4c4@gmail.com> <20150302030342.38245bd0077d6c186589145a@gmail.com> <20150302032706.b45f80fb55e8b4093d2ba1d9@gmail.com> From: =?UTF-8?B?Q2FuZWsgUGVsw6FleiBWYWxkw6lz?= Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 02:31:27 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gummibootx64.efi OR bootx64.efi? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0149c05488965605104a0ce9 X-Archives-Salt: b73b2f0c-7e6f-4065-8b4c-e1adcd6172f8 X-Archives-Hash: d8084c7cfb2aaf6312b1e9ba88bd63ce --089e0149c05488965605104a0ce9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:27 AM, German wrote: > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 02:10:33 -0600 > Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:03 AM, German wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 01:41:19 -0600 > > > Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 11:11 PM, German wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Out of curiosity I looked into my /boot partition and found two .efi > > > > files. One is /boot/efi/gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi and another is > > > > /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi. I remember I've created > > > > /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi during install by copying kernel image file > > to > > > > it and supposedly it was for efibootmng. I think gummiboot has created > > its > > > > own gummibootx64.efi. Is that safe to delete */boot/bootx64.efi? Thanks > > > > > > > > They are the same image; do an md5sum of both, you'll see that they have > > > > the same checksum. > > > > > > > > I believe Boot/BOOTX64.EFI is the default location where the "BIOS" (or > > > > whatever is called in UEFI systems) looks for an image to boot, > > > > and gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi is just a copy. I'm not sure, but I would > > > > not delete it: > > > > > > gummiboot creates both copies of the file. > > > > > > Well, no, I have created */boot/bootx64.efi manually and > > */gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi was created by gummiboot install. > > > > In my machines boot/bootx64.efi was created by gummiboot, and it's the same > > ile as gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi (same checksum). > > I just did md5sums and yes, gummibootx64.efi and bootx64.efi are the same Mmmh. So it was gummitboot and not created by hand? Anyway, as I said earlier; I think boot/bootx64.efi is the default location, and the other one is kinda a backup. Regards. -- Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s Profesor de asignatura, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad Nacional Aut=C3=B3noma de M=C3=A9xico --089e0149c05488965605104a0ce9 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:27 AM, German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>= ; On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 02:10:33 -0600
> Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s &= lt;caneko@gmail.com> wrote:
&= gt;
> > On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:03 AM, German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > &= gt;
> > > On Mon, 2 Mar 2015 01:41:19 -0600
> > > C= anek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s <caneko= @gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, = Mar 1, 2015 at 11:11 PM, German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> &g= t; > > > Out of curiosity I looked into my /boot partition and fou= nd two .efi
> > > > files. One is /boot/efi/gummiboot/gummib= ootx64.efi and another is
> > > > /boot/efi/boot/bootx64.efi= . I remember I've created
> > > > /boot/efi/boot/bootx64= .efi during install by copying kernel image file
> > to
> &g= t; > > it and supposedly it was for efibootmng. I think gummiboot has= created
> > its
> > > > own gummibootx64.efi. Is t= hat safe to delete */boot/bootx64.efi? Thanks
> > > >
>= ; > > > They are the same image; do an md5sum of both, you'll = see that they have
> > > > the same checksum.
> > &= gt; >
> > > > I believe Boot/BOOTX64.EFI is the default l= ocation where the "BIOS" (or
> > > > whatever is c= alled in UEFI systems) looks for an image to boot,
> > > > a= nd gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi is just a copy. I'm not sure, but I would=
> > > > not delete it:
> > >
> > > = gummiboot creates both copies of the file.
> > >
> > &= gt; Well, no, I have created */boot/bootx64.efi manually and
> > *= /gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi was created by gummiboot install.
> ><= br>> > In my machines boot/bootx64.efi was created by gummiboot, and = it's the same
> > ile as gummiboot/gummibootx64.efi (same chec= ksum).
>
> I just did md5sums and yes, gummibootx64.efi and boo= tx64.efi are the same

Mmmh. So it was gummitboot and not created by = hand?

Anyway, as I said earlier; I think=C2=A0boot/bootx64.efi is th= e default location, and the other one is kinda a backup.

Regards.--
Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s
Profesor de asignatura, Facultad de= Ciencias
Universidad Nacional Aut=C3=B3noma de M=C3=A9xico
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