[GTALUG] Booting linux from nvme disk?

[o1bigtenor]

On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 5:34 PM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

> | From: Peter King via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
>
> | Anyone had success with getting linux to boot from an nvme disk?
>
> Installation just worked for me (Fedora).  But I've only installed
> them in recent computers.  Mind you, I might be using knowledge that I
> don't remember I'm using.
>
> Back in the Haswell days, firmware would not boot from NVMe.  I don't
> remember when that changed but it was several Intel generations ago.
>
> Computers built as complete units (i.e. not sold as parts to be
> assembled) sometimes have very limited firmware setup screens.  In
> particular it can sometimes be very hard to set a boot target.  But if
> I remember correctly, your computer was assembled from components by
> you or your dealer.
>
> One funny trick: have one ESP (EFI System Partition) on the system,
> even if there are two drives.  I do that sometimes.  That means that
> you steer the firmware between .efi files in that ESP rather than
> between drive-and-thus-ESPs.  I'm not advocating this.
>
> | (Over the years I've learning to approach installing Linux with fear and
> | loathing, with almost all the problems being with the bootloader -- from
> | LILO through GRUB and GRUB2 now down to UEFI.)
>
> Do it enough and it becomes second nature?
>
> I claim to have no problems but I just upgraded to Fedora 35 on my
> main desktop and had the nvidia driver fail (because my card is too
> old).  Grrr.
>

If your needs are not overly complex nouveau does a reasonable job.
If, on the other had, you are asking a lot from my graphics - - - - well
then
nouveau may not cut it. Nouveau does multi-monitor far better than
nvidia, if your monitors are hdmi - - - - dunno how things will work.

Regards
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