David,
You should also be checking the version number of EFI/UEFI that is supported by
the platform. For example I think you will find the iMac claims to be EFI 1.10,
not UEFI 2.3 or UEFI 2.4, and the pass through protocols did not exist in EFI
1.10.
There are industry events to work on UEFI interoperability,
http://www.uefi.org/events/ The next one is in a couple of weeks in New
Orleans, LA USA. Feel free to attend.
Thanks,
Andrew Fish
On Sep 7, 2013, at 9:35 AM, David F. <[email protected]> wrote:
> Converting all utilities and applications which support BIOS currently to
> native UEFI. UEFI should work better using pass-thru interfaces instead of
> directly programming the controllers. On the other hand, lack of pass-thru
> support under UEFI could make it harder to directly program the controllers
> if needed. Will probaly try to find pass-thru system to fully test that then
> just have the apps indicate that the system UEFI BIOS lacks support for xyz,
> and to contact manufacturer or purchase a system with support and have a list
> of examples on website. It would be funny if all these "PC" applications
> then say to use a iMac for best compatibility (I don't have a current enough
> iMac to test if Pass-Thru interfaces are enabled on them - Mine is very old -
> I'll go get a new one...).
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 12:47 AM, Cameron Esfahani <[email protected]> wrote:
> Glad to see someone so excited about UEFI.
>
> I guess this is the time where I'll point out that it's a spec and that it's
> the responsibility of the vendor for the implementation. If you're new to
> UEFI it's easy to get caught up in it's capabilities, but remember that it's
> not a magic wand.
>
> The only people that can legitimately say they were "forced" into EFI are the
> ones building Itanium systems.
>
> Long and the short of it, if you're seeing stability and compliance issues on
> your system, it's much more likely these are problems with your system.
>
> If you really want to test this, run the SCT on it and if you see problems,
> contact HP or Insyde.
>
> Who knows maybe some of them are lurking on this list?
>
> Out of curiosity, what exactly are you attempting to do?
>
> Cameron Esfahani
> [email protected]
>
>
>
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