From 51fac37bb20c9440a9a4e0a20846c139364d6d13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:54:52 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 255.5. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- docs/BOOT.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/BOOT.md') diff --git a/docs/BOOT.md b/docs/BOOT.md index 574cc08..5590e6a 100644 --- a/docs/BOOT.md +++ b/docs/BOOT.md @@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later systemd-boot is a UEFI boot manager which executes configured EFI images. The default entry is selected by a configured pattern (glob) or an on-screen menu. -systemd-boot operates on the EFI System Partition (ESP) only. Configuration file fragments, kernels, initrds, other EFI images need to reside on the ESP. Linux kernels need to be built with CONFIG\_EFI\_STUB to be able to be directly executed as an EFI image. +systemd-boot operates on the EFI System Partition (ESP) only. Configuration file fragments, kernels, initrds, other EFI images need to reside on the ESP. + +Linux kernels need to be built with CONFIG\_EFI\_STUB to be able to be directly executed as an EFI image. systemd-boot reads simple and entirely generic boot loader configuration files; one file per boot loader entry to select from. All files need to reside on the ESP. -Pressing the Space key (or most other keys actually work too) during bootup will show an on-screen menu with all configured loader entries to select from. Pressing Enter on the selected entry loads and starts the EFI image. +Pressing the Space key (or most other keys actually work too) during bootup will show an on-screen menu with all configured loader entries to select from. + +Pressing Enter on the selected entry loads and starts the EFI image. If no timeout is configured, which is the default setting, and no key pressed during bootup, the default entry is executed right away. @@ -108,4 +112,4 @@ Links: [https://github.com/systemd/systemd](https://github.com/systemd/systemd) -[http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/) +[https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/](https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification/) -- cgit v1.2.3