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You can still do things the "now" way, but only because current EFI systems |
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provide either a BIOS compatibility interface (e.g., emulate the BIOS) or |
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have an actual BIOS that it loads before executing a system that requires |
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it. |
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You should move to GPT, though, since you then get unlimited (practically |
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speaking) partitions and support for media larger than 2TB. But, keep your |
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old system around, in case you need to roll back to it. Buggy EFI |
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implementations are still somewhat common. |
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On Oct 26, 2012 1:33 PM, "john" <jdm@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> I am upgrading to a UEFI motherboard from a BIOS/MBR combination. |
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> fx-8350 with 990 asus board. |
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> When I upgrade I believe you have to make changes to kernel to |
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> recognise UEFI. |
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> Can I still use MBR or do I have to switch to GPT? |
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> Also using grub2. |
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> Are there any other pitfalls or advice the Gentoo thinktank can |
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> suggest? |
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> -- |
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> John D Maunder |
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