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On 2020.10.15 15:19, Jude DaShiell wrote: |
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> On Thu, 15 Oct 2020, Jack wrote: |
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> > On 10/15/20 1:28 PM, Jude DaShiell wrote: |
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> > [snip...] |
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>>> I just found out efi variables are not available on my new system. |
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>>> portage is also upset. !!! Repository 'x-portage is missing masters |
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>>> attribute in '/usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf' !!! !!! Set |
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>>> 'masters = gentoo' in this file for future compatibility |
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> > > |
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> > > I don't know what to do to clear this error. |
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> > |
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>> This sounds like two separate issues. For the second, do exactly |
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>> what it says. You need to edit |
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>> /usr/local/portage/metadata/layout.conf to say "masters = gentoo". |
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>> I don't remember doing this on my system, but I do have an emacs |
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>> backup of that file without the "gentoo" on that line, so I |
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>> obviously made the edit. I wonder if that needs to be added to the |
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>> handbook. |
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> > |
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>> On the other issue, what do you mean that efi variables are not |
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>> available? Is the system purely BIOS? That is certainly possible |
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>> if it is an older motherboard. If the system does support UEFI, are |
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>> you sure it is set in the BIOS? |
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> > |
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> The uefi isn't set in the bios. I'm not about to alter bios since |
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> screen readers don't talk when that's being done. |
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I think you have two choices here. It seems your motherboard is |
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capable of booting in either UEFI or BIOS mode, but the default (or at |
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least current) setting is BIOS. You can have someone sighted enter the |
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BIOS setup for you and switch it to UEFI mode, or you can just stick |
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with BIOS mode. In some sense, that's actually simpler, since you |
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don't need an ESP/EFI partition. If your disk is formatted with an MBR |
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partitioning scheme (max four partitions, although one can be extended) |
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you will have no problem. However, and I have no experience here, |
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although some systems can boot in BIOS mode to a GPT partitioned disk, |
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there may be extra hoops to jump through. I'm sure others will chime |
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in with additional information. |
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Note that if you stick with BIOS booting, then you won't have any efi |
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variables, but in that case, you shouldn't need them. |
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Jack |
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