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What is the latest version of Grub in Fedora?
GRUB2 is the latest version of GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader. A bootloader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel. In Fedora, the kernel is Linux.
Which is the symlink for Grubby in Fedora?
For newly installed kernels to work, grubby expects /etc/grub2-efi.cfg to be a symlink to the real grub.cfg (for example /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg ). When you power on your system, your firmware will look for EFI variables that tell it how to boot.
Do you have to install GRUB2 for BIOS upgrade?
For upgrades of BIOS systems, the default is also to install GRUB2, but you can opt to skip bootloader configuration entirely. Normally, GRUB2 will be installed and set up by the installer, Anaconda, during the installation process. You will probably never have to deal with manual installation of GRUB2.
What’s the name of the operating system in Fedora?
In Fedora, the kernel is Linux. The kernel then initializes the rest of the operating system. GRUB2 is the follower of the previous version GRUB (version 0.9x). The original version is available under the name GRUB Legacy.
Where to mount a boot partition in Fedora?
Format the partition with the FAT32 file system. Create the /boot/efi directory as a mount point for the new partition. Mount the partition to the /boot/efi mount point.
How to install GRUB2 on the primary hard disk?
1 grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg 2 List block devices available on the system. $ lsblk 3 Identify the primary hard disk. Usually, it is the sda device. 4 Install GRUB2 in the MBR of the primary hard disk. # grub2-install /dev/sda 5 Reboot your computer to boot with the newly installed bootloader.
If you are sure that Windows still exists, try from files manager mount windows partition and run grub2-mkconfig command again once or twice . and if you have EFI make sure windows boot files and folders exists in this path . I tried to run the GRUB configuration twice with the windows partition mounted… still does not work.