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From: German <gentgerman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Fresh gen too install - unsuccesful
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 18:06:46
Message-Id: oafqb2io60hh9qmmib05b537.1419095267886@email.android.com
1 Thanks Poison. SystemRescueCD is capable of booting in uefi so I can install gen too from it? I have heard good things about it
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3 "Poison BL." <poisonbl@×××××.com> wrote:
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5 >On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 10:34 AM, German <gentgerman@×××××.com> wrote:
6 >> That's where I think the problem lies Mick. My system is uefi. Too bad that gen too officially doesn't support it. I just wish gentoo developers take a closer look at the issue and come out with uefi capable minimal installation CD and clear uefi installation documentation
7 >
8 >Well, while it's not covered in the official side of the install docs,
9 >this wiki page was how I handled my system when I first ended up with
10 >a UEFI laptop here (Win8 didn't even make it 12hrs for me ;) --
11 >
12 >http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/UEFI_Gentoo_Quick_Install_Guide
13 >
14 >It only has one minor issue, and that's the lack of mentioning first
15 >and foremost that, to configure UEFI, you have to be UEFI booted
16 >already (it does get around to noting it about the halfway mark). Any
17 >UEFI compatible linux livecd/usb will work, though.
18 >
19 >--
20 >Poison [BLX]
21 >Joshua M. Murphy
22 >

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Fresh gen too install - unsuccesful Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>