Booting via systemd-boot

Greetings,

Has anyone succeeded with this? I've tried it on at least three boxes, only to 
get a blank screen on rebooting.

I followed the handbook precisely, and I also tried a few extras, but to no 
avail.

Even copying a backup from a machine that used to boot with systemd-boot, and 
adjusting for having an ESP where the old machine didn't, got me nowhere.

Grub is not favoured here, but it seems to be the only way.

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Regards,
Peter.