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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="sec-uefi-installation">
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<title>UEFI Installation</title>
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<para>NixOS can also be installed on UEFI systems. The procedure
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is by and large the same as a BIOS installation, with the following
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changes:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>You should boot the live CD in UEFI mode (consult your
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specific hardware's documentation for instructions). You may find
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the <link
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xlink:href="http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind">rEFInd
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boot manager</link> useful.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Instead of <command>fdisk</command>, you should use
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<command>gdisk</command> to partition your disks. You will need to
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have a separate partition for <filename>/boot</filename> with
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partition code EF00, and it should be formatted as a
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<literal>vfat</literal> filesystem.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>You must set <option>boot.loader.gummiboot.enable</option> to
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<literal>true</literal>. <command>nixos-generate-config</command>
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should do this automatically for new configurations when booted in
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UEFI mode.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>After having mounted your installation partition to
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<code>/mnt</code>, you must mount the <code>boot</code> partition
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to <code>/mnt/boot</code>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>You may want to look at the options starting with
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<option>boot.loader.efi</option> and <option>boot.loader.gummiboot</option>
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as well.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>To see console messages during early boot, add <literal>"fbcon"</literal>
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to your <option>boot.initrd.kernelModules</option>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</section>
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