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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-uefi.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-uefi.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 0d3eaa8bb1fb..000000000000 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-uefi.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" - xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" - xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" - version="5.0" - xml:id="sec-uefi-installation"> - -<title>UEFI Installation</title> - -<para>NixOS can also be installed on UEFI systems. The procedure -is by and large the same as a BIOS installation, with the following -changes: - -<itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>You should boot the live CD in UEFI mode (consult your - specific hardware's documentation for instructions). You may find - the <link - xlink:href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind">rEFInd - boot manager</link> useful.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Instead of <command>fdisk</command>, you should use - <command>gdisk</command> to partition your disks. You will need to - have a separate partition for <filename>/boot</filename> with - partition code EF00, and it should be formatted as a - <literal>vfat</literal> filesystem.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Instead of <option>boot.loader.grub.device</option>, - you must set <option>boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable</option> to - <literal>true</literal>. <command>nixos-generate-config</command> - should do this automatically for new configurations when booted in - UEFI mode.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>After having mounted your installation partition to - <code>/mnt</code>, you must mount the <code>boot</code> partition - to <code>/mnt/boot</code>.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>You may want to look at the options starting with - <option>boot.loader.efi</option> and <option>boot.loader.systemd-boot</option> - as well.</para> - </listitem> -</itemizedlist> -</para> - -</section> |