Remove UEFI requirement

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Clear Linux* OS Installer

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Remove UEFI requirement #666

Closed mdhorn closed 4 years ago

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

Fixes Issue: #517

Changes proposed in this pull request:

Remove the requirement for UEFI booted system (Replaces #655)

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

This is blocked pending the addition of 'gptfdisk-bin' to the bootloader bundle to ensure that sgdisk is available to clr-boot-manager. @dorileo

dorileo commented 4 years ago

@mdhorn just sent a patch adding the pkg to the bundle

dorileo commented 4 years ago

The PR LGTM. +1

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

The PR LGTM. +1

I'm about to file a bug against the clr-boot-manager as it does not seem to update to a new kernel when using Legacy mode. I'll a link to the Github Issue once it is filed.

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

The PR LGTM. +1

I'm about to file a bug against the clr-boot-manager as it does not seem to update to a new kernel when using Legacy mode. I'll a link to the Github Issue once it is filed.

Setting a new kernel in CBM causes boot failure: https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-boot-manager/issues/217

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

Blocked on the release of clr-boot-manager 3.2.7

mdhorn commented 4 years ago

UEFI requirement removed and available in clr-installer 2.4.1 starting with Clear Linux OS release 32510 or higher.