On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 6:17 PM Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Nov 2023 15:57:28 -0700 > Charles Curley <charlescur...@charlescurley.com> wrote: > > > My FIT-PCs that provide network services are getting old, and i386 > > Linux is slowly fading away. So I would like to replace them with a > > router/gateway computer. > > Thank you all for much useful advice. I ended up with an ACEMAGIC T8 > Plus. https://www.acemagic.com/collections/minipcs/products/t8plus > > Debian 12 installed nicely, with one glitch. I had shrunk the Windows > partition in order to install Debian, but left it otherwise intact. > However the thing insisted on booting to Windows. > > To fix it, do the following: > > To make the grub bootloader active after installing Linux and GRUB, in > the firmware: > > During boot, hit escape or delete to get into the firmware. > > Security -> Secure Boot -> Enabled > > Boot -> UEFI BBS Priorities -> Debian boot option > > Save & Exit -> Save Changes and Exit > > I now get GRUB, which will boot either Debian or Windows. > > Note: Memtest86 does not appear to work. I believe that is a known > problem with UEFI machines. > > I am now busy moving network service over to the new machine.
As I understand things, a well functioning UEFI system does not need to use GRUB. The entries for Linux and Windows will be in the UEFI boot menu, and you can boot directly using EFI variables. Jeff
