Bug#546351: grub-efi: Grub-efi lacks any documentation

[John Winters]

Felix Zielcke wrote:
[snip]
> With `general page' above you mean these 2 Wiki sites?
> http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnEFI
> http://grub.enbug.org/TestingOnMacbook

Yes.

> 
> The problem is, that neither Robert nor me has any EFI system so we have
> to rely on upstream (or other people) for the documentation about that.
> 
> You can just install the sid version under lenny. There's no need for a
> backport.
> I'd recommend it anyway, we fixed many many things since the lenny
> version.

It's not the installing that's a problem.  The thing is, just installing
it doesn't really do anything.  It certainly doesn't render the system
efi-bootable.

Once you have installed the grub-efi package you have to do something to
make it actually work.  The package includes no clue as to what this
something is.

Compare with the traditional grub and lilo packages, which once you've
installed them will boot the system.

I'd also query why installing grub-efi causes grub-pc to be uninstalled.
 There is a danger here of rendering a system un-bootable.  Since just
installing grub-efi doesn't give you a working boot mechanism, removing
the alternative would seem to be both unnecessary and dangerous.

Thanks for your feedback.

John