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Re: UEFI question

From Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux
Subject Re: UEFI question
Date 2015-12-31 21:52 +0100
Organization Plouf !
Message-ID <n644hn$d4p$1@saria.nerim.net> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <op.yag66qgya3w0dxdave@hodgins.homeip.net> <n62s2b$12c$1@saria.nerim.net> <op.yaigqsnza3w0dxdave@hodgins.homeip.net> <n63tb2$pht$2@dont-email.me> <slrnn8b0v3.21a.BitTwister@wb.home.test>

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Bit Twister a écrit :
> On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:51:44 -0700, crankypuss wrote:
>> David W. Hodgins wrote:
>>> Oops. Using gpt does require uefi. :-)
>>
>> Now I'm really confused.  I remember BitTwister saying that he had moved 
>> to GPT some time ago and never looked back, and you're implying that in 
>> order to do that he had to upgrade all his systems to EFI firmware?  
> 
> Hodgins implied no such thing.

Then how do you understand his "Using gpt does require uefi" ?

> I booted a systemrescuecd-x86 cd or usb stick depending on system,
> wiped the drive, and used gparted to create a GPT drive, created
> partitions, formatted and labeled each one.
> 
> Then I booted a Mageia -x86_64-DVD dvd or usb stick and installed it
> with grub legacy installed in the MBR.
> 
> That should work on any UEFI bios assuming the vendor followed the
> UEFI specification.

That should work on any real BIOS (not UEFI) and any UEFI firmware which
includes CSM (Compatibility Support Module providing legacy BIOS
compatibility), regardless of whether the drive is GPT or MSDOS. It
won't work on a UEFI firmware without CSM because GRUB legacy lacks
support for native UEFI.

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UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 05:11 -0700
  Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-30 13:35 +0100
    Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:03 -0700
      Re: UEFI question Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2015-12-30 13:48 +0000
        Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 14:10 -0700
          Re: UEFI question "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-12-30 16:26 -0500
            Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-31 10:21 +0100
              Re: UEFI question "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2015-12-31 08:50 -0500
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-31 16:19 +0100
                Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 11:51 -0700
                Re: UEFI question Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2015-12-31 19:34 +0000
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-31 21:52 +0100
                Re: UEFI question "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2016-01-01 18:58 -0500
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-02 02:19 +0100
                Re: UEFI question blind Pete <0123peter@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 16:30 +1100
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-03 11:12 +0100
                Re: UEFI question Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 12:44 +0000
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-03 15:16 +0100
                Re: UEFI question blind Pete <0123peter@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 23:12 +1100
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-03 15:22 +0100
                Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 01:53 -0700
                Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-02 12:08 +0100
                Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 10:47 -0700
            Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 02:37 -0700
          Re: UEFI question Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2015-12-30 22:18 +0000
      Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2015-12-31 10:16 +0100
        Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 02:46 -0700
      Re: UEFI question blind Pete <0123peter@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 21:20 +1100
        Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 05:08 -0700
          Re: UEFI question Pascal Hambourg <boite-a-spam@plouf.fr.eu.org> - 2016-01-01 21:51 +0100
            Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 15:17 -0700
              Re: UEFI question Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-01-01 23:06 +0000
                Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 02:16 -0700
                Re: UEFI question Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-01-02 10:04 +0000
                Re: UEFI question crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 03:39 -0700
                Re: UEFI question blind Pete <0123peter@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 15:20 +1100
          Re: UEFI question blind Pete <0123peter@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 15:14 +1100

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