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Re: Help with writing custom boot-loader configuration


From: Raghav Gururajan
Subject: Re: Help with writing custom boot-loader configuration
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:40:40 -0400

> Putting together “exact Guile Scheme Code” is a lot to ask, but I can
> give you the following.  You will have to adjust it appropriately if,
> for example, you are not using EFI.  Note also that this is untested,
> but it is certainly close.
> 
> What you want to do is create a custom bootloader that behaves just like
> GRUB except for the “installer”.  In Guix, each bootloader is defined by
> a “bootloader” record.  Part of that record is an “installer” field,
> which tells Guix how to install the bootloader onto the system.
> 
> In addition to whatever else you use for your config file, you will need
> the following modules:
> 
>     (use-modules (gnu)
>                  (guix gexp))
> 
> Now you can make your custom bootloader:
> 
>     (define grub-efi-bootloader-sans-install
>       (bootloader
>        (inherit grub-efi-bootloader)
>        (installer #~(const #t))))
> 
> Here, “(const #t)” tells Guile to create a function that always returns
> “#t”, which means “true”.  The “#~” part introduces a G-expression,
> which is a handy way to write code that is intended to be run from the
> build environment.
> 
> Finally, this should work as part of your configuration:
> 
>     (operating-system
>       ;; ...
>       (bootloader (bootloader-configuration
>                    ;; ...
>                    (bootloader grub-efi-bootloader-sans-install))
> 
> That is, you need to change your “bootloader-configuration” to use your
> new custom bootloader.
> 
> I hope that helps!
> 

Thank you very much.

Regards,
RG.



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