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On Friday 19 Dec 2014 15:46:43 Todd Goodman wrote: |
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> * Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> [141219 10:22]: |
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> [SNIP] |
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> > I am trying to find out what is considered good practice as far as |
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> > UEFI/MBR and boot management goes. |
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> FWIW, I've built recent machines with UEFI/GPT but I mostly build recent |
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> machines using BIOS-mode/GPT or MBR. It usually depends on how well the |
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> mobo I'm using works with either. |
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> Some of the mobos I've used have some seriously crummy UEFI |
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> implementations that look like they installed Windows and that worked so |
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> didn't bother testing any further. |
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> I don't dual-boot windows so BIOS/GPT works OK (I believe windows still |
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> assumes UEFI == GPT and BIOS == MBR but I don't know.) |
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> Obviously I'm not using secure boot if I'm running in BIOS mode. |
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> Just my $.02, |
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Thanks Todd, |
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Are you saying that there is no benefit in moving to UEFI for Linux usage, if |
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the MoBo can boot in conventional BIOS mode? |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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