echo "Mounting $EFI on /boot/efi"
mount "$EFI" /boot/efi || return 1
+ # if efivarfs kernel module is loaded, but efivars isn't,
+ # then we need to mount efivarfs for efibootmgr usage
+ if ! ls /sys/firmware/efi/efivars/* &>/dev/null ; then
+ echo "Mounting efivarfs on /sys/firmware/efi/efivars"
+ mount -t efivarfs efivarfs /sys/firmware/efi/efivars
+ fi
+
echo "Invoking efibootmgr"
efibootmgr || return 1
+
+ umount /sys/firmware/efi/efivars &>/dev/null || true
+
}
# grub configuration/installation {{{
# 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