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+To install HOS to an EFI partition, follow these steps:
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+1. copy build/hello/BOOTX64.EFI to /boot/efi/EFI/HOS.EFI (as root).
+2. Register EFI loader for HOS (one time only) with command:
+
+    efibootmgr -c -d /dev/nvme1n1p2 -l '\EFI\HOS.EFI' -L HOS
+
+3. Set boot order to desired boot order. Exact order will be system dependent. Example:
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+    efibootmgr -o 2,0,6,5