Re: [gentoo-user] New PC, new boot concepts

[Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>]

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On Friday 19 Dec 2014 15:46:43 Todd Goodman wrote:
> * Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> [141219 10:22]:
> [SNIP]
> 
> > I am trying to find out what is considered good practice as far as
> > UEFI/MBR and boot management goes.
> 
> FWIW, I've built recent machines with UEFI/GPT but I mostly build recent
> machines using BIOS-mode/GPT or MBR.  It usually depends on how well the
> mobo I'm using works with either.
> 
> Some of the mobos I've used have some seriously crummy UEFI
> implementations that look like they installed Windows and that worked so
> didn't bother testing any further.
> 
> I don't dual-boot windows so BIOS/GPT works OK (I believe windows still
> assumes UEFI == GPT and BIOS == MBR but I don't know.)
> 
> Obviously I'm not using secure boot if I'm running in BIOS mode.
> 
> Just my $.02,

Thanks Todd,

Are you saying that there is no benefit in moving to UEFI for Linux usage, if 
the MoBo can boot in conventional BIOS mode?

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Regards,
Mick

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