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dvhh 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead

That's for the case for MBR partition type, I really hope we moved to more modern alternatives

creshal 6 months ago [–]

GPT puts no size limitations on the FAT32 EFI System Partition. Your bootloader can be as big as you want it to be, which is why just booting off of a Linux kernel image with an initrd in the same file has been a valid option for years. Not sure why Lennart feels compelled to reinvent this particular wheel again.

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