From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 934971381F3 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:26:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0172921C03E; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:25:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost03.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost03.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.1.3]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1727E21C010 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:24:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [212.23.3.230] (helo=localhost) by smarthost03.mail.zen.net.uk with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWQE5-0003b8-FA for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:24:49 +0000 To: Subject: [gentoo-user] uefi gpt grub2 From: Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:24:49 +0000 Errors-To: X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-Originating-Ip: [82.132.210.99] X-Mailer: NOCC v0.9.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: X-Originating-Smarthost03-IP: [212.23.3.230] 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-Archives-Salt: ec7875ed-0ebe-4faf-a139-60bccb2e4990 X-Archives-Hash: 351e402d29ad0c3c1f95bdd2dda238c3 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