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arrow-up1558arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft’s latest security update has ruined dual-boot Windows and Linux PCswww.theverge.comobbeel@lemmy.eco.br to Linux@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square152fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareNaN@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 months agoThe boot entries live in firmware yes, efibootmgr can create and remove them. The are pointers to the bootloader. Many systems can boot from the disk itself without the entry, the entry just makes it pretty (“Fedora” instead of NVME1).
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI’m not exactly sure what you’re suggesting. Isn’t that more or less what I just said?
The boot entries live in firmware yes, efibootmgr can create and remove them. The are pointers to the bootloader. Many systems can boot from the disk itself without the entry, the entry just makes it pretty (“Fedora” instead of NVME1).
I’m not exactly sure what you’re suggesting. Isn’t that more or less what I just said?