On Mon, 27 Aug 2018, Ben Koenig wrote:
Here are a few things to keep in mind for Slackware 14.2 on UEFI
First.... EFI will replace your bootloader. So the standard LILO boot menu
you've gotten used to will go away
Ben,
I read that the elilo boot menu would work in an equivalent way.
Second... Make sure your BIOS is set to EFI/UEFI boot. You will probably
see an option for legacy or compatibilty mode to revert to non-EFI
booting. If your plan is to use EFI then this will create duplicate boot
options and cause confusion, so disable it for simplicity.
I believe this is the default as the initial screen looks like the control
panel for the space shuttle. Pretty dials and fancy fluff. The BIOS is from
2011; the CPU is of the same vintage. I suppose the BIOS firmware can be
upgraded on this system ... somehow.
Third.. The Slackware 14.2 installer is EFI capable. All you need to do is
make sure you booted in EFI mode and created a >100MB EFI system partition
at the beginning of your boot drive, before launching setup. The installer
will prompt when needed to perform EFI setup tasks. Since the boot menu
has been moved to the BIOS, you won't need to go through the LILO setup
prompts.
So, while the current /boot partion is 100M (and uses 88M of that) the
UEFI partition needs more?
UEFI has all the same BIOS options as in the past, but these new eZbIoS
screens are so complicated I tend to avoid them like the plague...... so
yes, you can set it to boot USB first.
Good to know.
Will lunch or a couple of microbrews buy your experienced assistance in
getting this installation started?
Rich
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