Re: [gentoo-user] uefi gpt grub2

[Randolph Maaßen]

2012/11/9 微蔡 <microcai@×××××××××××××.org>

> On Thursday 08 November 2012 13:53:22 Randolph Maaßen wrote:
> > 2012/11/8 <jdm@××××××××××××.uk>
> >
> > > Over the last few days I have tried to set up using uefi gpt and
> grub2.
> > > After many hours of frustration I have gone back to grub legacy
> and mbr.
> > >
> > > I followed the Gentoo wiki  and Arch wiki and several other
> sources of
> > > which I failed miserably. Is this technology fairly unreliable? I
> booted
> > > from a uefi enabled usb stick but still fell over. Is this ready for
> > > mainstream or
> > >
> > >  still alpha like?
> > >
> > > Also does ufibootmgr change motherboard firmware? Somehow
> this feels
> > > wrong if the case.
> > >
> > > John D Maunder
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I tried installing UEFI GPT too a few months ago, but I had a semi
> success.
> > After some days of fiddeling around with parameters and variables I
> could
> > boot the system, but I can't see the kernel output or open-rc. But the
> X
>
> built-in efifb and add video=efifb to kernel command line.
>
>
Thanks for the advise, I'll try it when I'm back at the machine next week


>
> > loads and the system works after that like normal, but without the
> textual
> > ttys. terminal emulations like xterm or so work. So I would install it
> > again, but it isn't as easy as thought.
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

Randolph Maaßen