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<h1 id="running-on-hardware"><a class="header" href="#running-on-hardware">Running on Hardware</a></h1>
<p>Prerequisite: To allow loading your unsigned binary on your personal machine,
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFI#Secure_Boot">secure boot</a> needs to be disabled in the BIOS setup.</p>
<p>To run on real hardware you'll need a specially-prepared USB drive.</p>
<h2 id="preparation"><a class="header" href="#preparation">Preparation</a></h2>
<p>The general steps to prepare the drive are:</p>
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<li>Partition the drive using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table">GPT</a>.</li>
<li>Create a partition.</li>
<li>Set the partition type GUID to
<code>C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B</code>. That marks it as an EFI
System partition. (On many UEFI implementations this is not strictly
necessary, see note below.)</li>
<li>Format the partition as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table">FAT</a>.</li>
<li>Mount the partition.</li>
<li>Create the directory path <code>EFI/BOOT</code> on the partition. (FAT is case
insensitive, so capitalization doesn't matter.)</li>
<li>Copy your EFI application to a file under <code>EFI/BOOT</code>. The file name
is specific to the architecture. For example, on x86_64 the file name
must be <code>BOOTX64.EFI</code>. See the <a href="../concepts/gpt.html#system-partition">boot files</a> table for other
architectures.</li>
</ol>
<p>The details of exactly how to do these steps will vary depending on your OS.</p>
<p>Note that most UEFI implementations do not strictly require GPT
partitioning or the EFI System partition GUID; they will look for any
FAT partition with the appropriate directory structure. This is not
required however; the UEFI Specification says &quot;UEFI implementations may
allow the use of conforming FAT partitions which do not use the ESP
GUID.&quot;</p>
<h3 id="example-on-linux"><a class="header" href="#example-on-linux">Example on Linux</a></h3>
<p><strong>Warning: these operations are destructive! Do not run these commands
on a disk if you care about the data it contains.</strong></p>
<pre><code class="language-sh"># Create the GPT, create a 9MB partition starting at 1MB, and set the
# partition type to EFI System.
sgdisk \
--clear \
--new=1:1M:10M \
--typecode=1:C12A7328-F81F-11D2-BA4B-00A0C93EC93B \
/path/to/disk
# Format the partition as FAT.
mkfs.fat /path/to/disk_partition
# Mount the partition.
mkdir esp
mount /path/to/disk_partition esp
# Create the boot directory.
mkdir esp/EFI/BOOT
# Copy in the boot executable.
cp /path/to/your-executable.efi esp/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
</code></pre>
<h2 id="booting-the-usb"><a class="header" href="#booting-the-usb">Booting the USB</a></h2>
<p>Insert the USB into the target computer. Reboot the machine, then press
the one-time boot key. Which key to press depends on the vendor. For
example, Dell uses F12, HP uses F9, and on Macs you hold down the Option
key.</p>
<p>Once the one-time boot menu appears, select your USB drive and press enter.</p>
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