# check for EFI support or try to enable it {{{
efi_support() {
local efivars_loaded=false
+ # this is for kernels versions before v3.10, which didn't provide efivarfs yet
if modprobe efivars &>/dev/null ; then
efivars_loaded=true
fi
+ # kernel versions v3.10 and newer usually provide efivarfs
+ if modprobe efivarfs &>/dev/null ; then
+ efivars_loaded=true
+ fi
if [ -d /sys/firmware/efi ] ; then
einfo "EFI support detected." ; eend 0
if ! chroot "${MNTPOINT}" dpkg --list grub-pc 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^ii' ; then
echo "Notice: grub-pc package not present yet, installing it therefore."
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
- DEBIAN_FRONTEND=$DEBIAN_FRONTEND chroot "$MNTPOINT" apt-get -y install $DPKG_OPTIONS grub-pc
+ DEBIAN_FRONTEND=$DEBIAN_FRONTEND chroot "$MNTPOINT" apt-get -y --no-install-recommends install $DPKG_OPTIONS grub-pc
fi
mkdir -p "${MNTPOINT}/boot/grub"