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Fix systemd-boot is EFI driver capable #214

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Fix systemd-boot is EFI driver capable
l-2-j Sep 30, 2025
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Clear up systemd-boot and rEFInd FS support further
l-2-j Oct 5, 2025
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions src/content/docs/installation/boot_managers.mdx
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<td><strong><code>/boot</code> filesystem support</strong></td>
<td>FAT12/16/32 only</td>
<td>FAT natively; ext4/Btrfs via EFI drivers (<code>efifs</code>)</td>
<td>According to firmware's support (usually FAT12/16/32); More with EFI drivers</td>
<td>Firmware's,ext2,ext3,ext4,btrfs,ISO-9660,HFS+, and NTFS; More with EFI drivers</td>
<td>Broad filesystem support (ext*, Btrfs, XFS, etc.)</td>
<td>FAT12/16/32, ISO9660 for <code>/boot</code></td>
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#### Cons
- No support for BIOS/MBR.
- Very barebones: no theming or customization.
- Only able to read boot images on EFI-supported filesystems (FAT12/16/32).
- Cannot find boot images on partitions other than its own ESP.
- If using a boot filesystem beyond the firmware's default ones (FAT12/16/32), then separate ESP and [XBOOTLDR](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd-boot#Installation_using_XBOOTLDR) partitions & EFI drivers need to be manually added.
- Cannot find boot images on partitions other than its own ESP or the XBOOTLDR partition.
- Config is not auto-generated unless configured to do so.
- No native support for Btrfs snapshot rollbacks due to requirement to store kernel images on the boot partition rather than the root.
- Snapshot booting is possible only with custom setups (not provided by CachyOS).
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