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Re:No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead by adtac on Monday July 08, 2024 @06:25PM (#40910407)
The target image would need to reset that field so that a second reboot puts you back into the bootloader because otherwise you'll be stuck booting that image forever.
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Re:No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead by rcxdude on Monday July 08, 2024 @08:24PM (#40911313)
The image doesn't need to do it, that's how UEFI bootnext works: the firmware resets the flag before it loads the image.
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