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* [Linux-ia64] efibootmgr 0.3.3-test4
@ 2001-07-30 15:12 Matt_Domsch
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From: Matt_Domsch @ 2001-07-30 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
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By request, here's another drop of efibootmgr.
http://domsch.com/linux/ia64/efibootmgr-0.3.3-test4.tar.gz.
I added a -w flag, which writes a per-system-unique signature to the MBR of
the MBR-partitioned disk you're creating the boot option for.  The signature
is just the st_rdev field from struct stat, but that will be
per-system-unique.  If you don't specify -w, and the disk signature is 0
(the default made by fdisk and friends), you'll get a nice ugly warning that
the EFI Boot Manager may not be able to detect what disk you're trying to
boot from.

As always, patches and feedback welcome.

Thanks,
Matt

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