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On Fri, 5 Sep 2014 06:37:00 -0600, Joseph wrote: |
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> My BIOS if from 1998 I think so it is not EFI. |
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> I don't think I'm suppose to be doing this EFI. |
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> "...UEFI (~EFI) is a firmware interface that is widespread on recent |
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> computers, especially those more recent than 2010. It is intended to |
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> replace the traditional BIOS firmware interface that is prevalent on |
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> earlier machines. " |
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> So think I should scrap the partition sda1 and sda2 and combine them |
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> into one partition and install grub (not grub2). |
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You need the BIOS boot partition, as described in the other thread, if |
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you are using a GPT partition table (and you should). I've no idea |
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whether legacy GRUB will handle this, but there's no point in starting |
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with dead software. Keep the BIOS boot partition and use GRUB2 but ignore |
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any advice referring to EFI. |
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EFI works completely differently, it does not need the BIOS boot |
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partition, but it does need /boot to be formatted with a FAT filesystem. |
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Most importantly, take a breath and step back. You seem to be diving it, |
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trying various options, without really gaining an understanding of what |
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you need to do before you start. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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