From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0645C158089 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:36:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 92FE72BC05D; Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:36:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (mail.digimed.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E3D42BC058 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2023 07:36:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (shooty.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.4]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D216F174D1E for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:36:11 +0100 (BST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=digimed.co.uk; s=digimed; t=1697614571; bh=FEX1mgDLy7UmBjZhHrzKASMYypVJ67HgT9a0ZKHGyTo=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=H/tO9uoWS/z9lX5hK+pU2fWA/LySQRWCgRsvEeKLJd9dBihMLx/B542YQWezVGkLa Jyy1PtE2ZKBWSjKztmazVHV0gxqCTYTgkDWGH61+esPSXKEZEkcm0J2SHJcg/zVZUq ZKFN+Dtl6xHX2XRoBsk9Lm0gpWATBP7t8F0yoHA0= Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 08:36:06 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: OFF TOPIC Need Ubuntu network help Message-ID: <20231018083606.7ebd2d77@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <452fc599-ce6c-3bf9-4ad8-e253a94439c7@gmail.com> References: <17dbcf2a-13c7-b8c0-69f1-a09e5288cfd5@gmail.com> <1547976b-10a8-ba30-0559-348db4727011@gmail.com> <13371341.uLZWGnKmhe@rogueboard> <4b498c6d-7311-6645-ec34-009ea9c154b4@gmail.com> <02eb1de7-36e0-beaa-66f2-5eb6041b5451@gmail.com> <20231017082317.25633757@digimed.co.uk> <6fd6a0b0-c0d7-c4f4-459a-90f760ecbd9f@gmail.com> <20231017204459.3a1f87a0@digimed.co.uk> <452fc599-ce6c-3bf9-4ad8-e253a94439c7@gmail.com> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 4.1.1 (GTK 3.24.38; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/Kh4b68RP2b7NrdmdCMArWXr"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha256 X-Archives-Salt: 4605cb3f-5300-42ac-9475-4a3e59f312b3 X-Archives-Hash: 14bf9d164184ba39862a4a4d05a6adcd --Sig_/Kh4b68RP2b7NrdmdCMArWXr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 21:50:35 -0500, Dale wrote: > > EFI is much simpler to work with. for one thing, you don't need the > > monster that GRUB has become. > While I kinda dread it, it does seem that quite a while ago, it has > become much easier.=C2=A0 I noticed as I went through the install of Gent= oo, > there didn't seem to be a lot of stuff to do with efi.=C2=A0 One might co= uld > think it is quicker and simpler as you say.=C2=A0 I recall when it first = came > out.=C2=A0 It was complicated but I think most of that was because it was= new > and the documentation was not quite there yet.=C2=A0 After all this time = tho, > that shouldn't be a problem.=C2=A0 >=20 > It's a bridge I'll have to cross tho.=C2=A0 It looks easy enough.=C2=A0 B= iggest > thing is partitioning the drive differently.=C2=A0 Gotta remember that.= =C2=A0 O_O=C2=A0 If you usually use a separate partition for /boot, all you need to do differently is set its partition type to EF00 and format it with FAT instead of ext2. Oh, and if you use GPT, you no longer need the MBR compatibility partition, or whatever its called. I no longer need it so I can't remember the exact name. --=20 Neil Bothwick leep is an excellent way of listening to an opera. - James Stephens (1882-1950) --Sig_/Kh4b68RP2b7NrdmdCMArWXr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCAAdFiEEGfLZTV7dXdQXh/dDdCdyyQfftocFAmUviuYACgkQdCdyyQff toeQZw/9F6t++QyTv5g0pXRvI+kqq54wDqKpC9ko/IlKboYQDJd1+efden+yhUTC qrYcTqbq0wxKgWGXK9WrTIUMnGxR77n0JAAOSzwqZbeq7X7Pmchz7RL3IaOZPncr yRwOiXO3+AUUVccTQn8z4AFX90Nb5SZZ8jbM0ekfKKTcqKtyBFwNsRtq6ebH5ngp FhzibBIfisFBEEd8vqOSFF/gLEgeRE3WQQf6BAEqzpLVmEfrRMJZAUDl6QpQhFQ/ IEcren21v46i6zOsit9DpNnpc+LTKwq/5KOdvEni9gJxky+6GrfcM0qZOnBnjF15 /AIvK2kUmc3I6ZwS07AQYaC0OPz1MfzCUX5IIx85Mkv8lb9nLuR0eE7+p72d0OmX dBSce2BlhrkR5fO1DwmtTdDx1MYMRZXPIsDC0Q93NWp+8Gc2XPhzVc4Yjri2cLBc fvf6rgXbybk91nAMzqa07xO2m8YgrziH6ShRPyJF1r27rQleci5N4A7scSUjurML Ujd/cMfGwxX5d+wvEqd+b9K+9gMwOHLRo0JkZmvCT/bu70pLydCKzJRKd0POfIHI BUe74bzc69+B/1GZXKizepaaoi6X6Lh+xLxhbVibJym72m/IE5xJo4eo48fQt6sa 8PGnKJW8WcVlprEcKwwrgb1ZwGdwNuaWg44Btk4WyaEdSf1AskU= =F7Cv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/Kh4b68RP2b7NrdmdCMArWXr--