Re: I can not install Debian because UEFI 32-bit

2014-02-07 Thread Robin
On 7 February 2014 02:23, Renaud15000 . wrote: > Hello, I am contacting you because I am confronted with the impossibility to > install Linux on my computer because it has a 32-bit UEFI (without Legacy > BIOS mode, although the processor is an x64) and all distributions Linux > compa

I can not install Debian because UEFI 32-bit

2014-02-06 Thread Renaud15000 .
Hello, I am contacting you because I am confronted with the impossibility to install Linux on my computer because it has a 32-bit UEFI (without Legacy BIOS mode, although the processor is an x64) and all distributions Linux compatible EFI is 64-bit. My computer is a netbook Packard Bell easynote

Re: I can not install Debian because UEFI 32-bit

2014-02-06 Thread Doug
On 02/06/2014 09:23 PM, Renaud15000 . wrote: Hello, I am contacting you because I am confronted with the impossibility to install Linux on my computer because it has a 32-bit UEFI (without Legacy BIOS mode, although the processor is an x64) and all distributions Linux compatible EFI is 64-bit

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-25 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:46 PM, Chris Davies wrote: > > Thank you, Tom and Sven. You're welcome. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=SwB6Azd5F=9n

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Davies
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Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Sven Hartge wrote: > Chris Davies wrote: >> Tom H wrote: >>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Chris Davies wrote: I assume the 1MB space at the beginning is for grub_boot? I found I needed that for my big (3TB) GPT disks. What's the space required

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Chris Davies wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Chris Davies wrote: >>> I assume the 1MB space at the beginning is for grub_boot? I found I >>> needed that for my big (3TB) GPT disks. What's the space required at >>> the end of the disk? >

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Sven Hartge
Chris Davies wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Chris Davies wrote: >>> I assume the 1MB space at the beginning is for grub_boot? I found I >>> needed that for my big (3TB) GPT disks. What's the space required at >>> the end of the disk? >> A gpt disk needs 34 sectors at

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Davies
Tom H wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Chris Davies wrote: >> I assume the 1MB space at the beginning is for grub_boot? I found I >> needed that for my big (3TB) GPT disks. What's the space required at >> the end of the disk? > A gpt disk needs 34 sectors at its beginning; the 0th is th

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Chris Davies wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> >> Debian 7.2 runs fine on UEFI, GPT partitioning works fine. You might >> want to try auto partitioning - there needs to be a 1M space at >> beginning and end of he disk and a 510M p

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-24 Thread Chris Davies
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > Debian 7.2 runs fine on UEFI, GPT partitioning works fine. You might > want to try auto partitioning - there needs to be a 1M space at > beginning and end of he disk and a 510M partition marked for EFIboot. I assume the 1MB space at the beginning is for gru

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-23 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 01:03:25PM +0800, Bret Busby wrote: > Hello. > > I am wondering whether the amd64 versions of Debian 6 and 7 install > and run on a UEFI/GPT system. > > >From what I understand, FreeBSD does not yet install and run on a > UEFI/GPT system, and

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-23 Thread Steve McIntyre
Bret Busby wrote: >Hello. > >I am wondering whether the amd64 versions of Debian 6 and 7 install and >run on a UEFI/GPT system. > >>From what I understand, FreeBSD does not yet install and run on a >UEFI/GPT system, and so I assume that Debian kfreebsd also does not ye

Re: Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-22 Thread David Christensen
On 10/22/13 22:03, Bret Busby wrote: I am wondering whether the amd64 versions of Debian 6 and 7 install and run on a UEFI/GPT system. Yes. I have an Intel DQ67SW motherboard (has UEFI) with 3 TB Seagate hard drives (formatted with GPT), and have run both Squeeze and Wheezy on it. HTH

Debian and UEFI and GPT

2013-10-22 Thread Bret Busby
Hello. I am wondering whether the amd64 versions of Debian 6 and 7 install and run on a UEFI/GPT system. From what I understand, FreeBSD does not yet install and run on a UEFI/GPT system, and so I assume that Debian kfreebsd also does not yet install and run on a UEFI/GPT system, and I am

Debian-7.1.0-amd64 is not compatible with ASUS N550JV. 64 BIT UEFI PC

2013-09-19 Thread Jhonatan Ospina
Debian-7.1.0-amd64 is not compatible with ASUS N550JV. 64 BIT UEFI PC Problems with drivers for, SonicMaster Premium with quad-speaker array Qualcomm Atheros Wireless ASUS USB Charger Plus ATKACPI driver and hotkey-related utilities: illuminated

Re: Unable to boot UEFI installation

2013-07-25 Thread Marcus Karlsson
m legacy BIOS mode to UEFI, > manual grub binary and config install might help. > Arch wiki has more info. Thanks. I've tested everything and it looks like it's simply a bug in the UEFI firmware. So much for thinking that Intel of all people would know how to implement that correctl

Re: Unable to boot UEFI installation

2013-07-21 Thread Pertti Kosunen
On 20.7.2013 22:16, Marcus Karlsson wrote: Does anyone know why this happens or what I can do about it, apart from renaming the installed boot loader directory? Here are my notes for switching from legacy BIOS mode to UEFI, manual grub binary and config install might help. # Booted in

Unable to boot UEFI installation

2013-07-20 Thread Marcus Karlsson
Hello. I have a problem with installing Debian 7.1 on a machine using UEFI. The machine does not boot after the installation, instead it shows: Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key Just to test a different distribution I decided

UEFI problem with wheezy on an ASUS F1A75-V PRO motherboard

2013-06-06 Thread Dieter Faulbaum
Hello, I tried to install a wheezy "UEFI" version on an ASUS F1A75-V PRO motherboard (with UEFI and the newest firmware 2201) but without success. To test it a little bit what goes wrong, I started the rescue mode and called 'efibootmgr' what shows this (which looks fine

[UEFI wheezy Installation]Black Screen at the beginning

2013-05-06 Thread Berillions
Hi, I already opened a bug report (see bug #706789) but i haven't answers for the moment. So i send this message to know if someone had this problem. I know that in this page ( http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/errata) a problem with UEFI and Debian installer for AMD64 sy

Re: Debian + UEFI + Install w/ USB Key

2013-04-22 Thread Fran R. Guerrero
Hi again, thanks for the tips, Gary and Roger. 2013/4/22 Roger Leigh > I did this recently with the current Debian installer RC. If you > download the netinst or CD1 ISO image, you can simply dd it to > the USB pendrive directly, and it will boot with UEFI or legacy > BIOS. >

Re: Debian + UEFI + Install w/ USB Key

2013-04-22 Thread Roger Leigh
On Sun, Apr 21, 2013 at 07:50:17PM +0200, Fran R. Guerrero wrote: > I'm building my new system and I'm wishing to install Debian on it. It's > reasonably new and the motherboard has this UEFI thing that pisses lots of > people around. I'm no exception. > > I tr

Re: Debian + UEFI + Install w/ USB Key

2013-04-21 Thread Gary Dale
On 21/04/13 01:50 PM, Fran R. Guerrero wrote: Hi list, I'm building my new system and I'm wishing to install Debian on it. It's reasonably new and the motherboard has this UEFI thing that pisses lots of people around. I'm no exception. I tried to install Debian Wheezy w

Debian + UEFI + Install w/ USB Key

2013-04-21 Thread Fran R. Guerrero
Hi list, I'm building my new system and I'm wishing to install Debian on it. It's reasonably new and the motherboard has this UEFI thing that pisses lots of people around. I'm no exception. I tried to install Debian Wheezy with a USB key, using the 'dd' way but, eve

UEFI

2013-03-05 Thread Weaver
Greetings all, Yes, I can hear the sighs - `not that old chestnut', but this is a petition that only those based in the U.S. can help with and it's important. I try not to post links here, but have done so for the same reason. Most here can work their way around the UEFI hurdle, but

Re: Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread Tom H
On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 1:48 PM, William Ivanski wrote: > > I just have read this: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html > > And I also found this: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1

Re: Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread Greg Madden
On Thursday 31 January 2013 9:48:45 am you wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just have read this: > > http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-b >rick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html > > And I also found this: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubun

Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

2013-01-31 Thread William Ivanski
Hi everyone, I just have read this: http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html And I also found this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/1040557 It seems that kernel's drive "samsung-laptop" can brick

Re: UEFI install

2012-11-30 Thread Erwan David
On 28/11/12 03:21, Cody Smith wrote: > I've had this issue in Ubuntu, and found the most reliable way is to use > a UEFI Boot MANAGER (not Boot Loader) or put the EFI Shell Intel has > provided onto a flash drive this way: > > /boot/efi/bootx64.efi<rename the shel

Re: Re: UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Cody Smith
I've had this issue in Ubuntu, and found the most reliable way is to use a UEFI Boot MANAGER (not Boot Loader) or put the EFI Shell Intel has provided onto a flash drive this way: /boot/efi/bootx64.efi<rename the shellx64.efi to bootx64.efi then put it in that path if you were

Re: UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Erwan David
On 27/11/12 21:06, Simon Brandmair wrote: > On 27/11/2012 20:50 Erwan David wrote: > >> I got a new Lenovo T530, I added a SSD as second disk, and now have a >> win7, UEFI boot on MBR partitionned sdb disk. >> >> I tried latest beta installer for wheezy (beta4), bu

Re: UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Erwan David
On 27/11/12 21:16, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 08:47:47PM +0100, Erwan David wrote: >> I got a new Lenovo T530, I added a SSD as second disk, and now have a >> win7, UEFI boot on MBR partitionned sdb disk. >> >> I tried latest beta installer for wheez

Re: UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Jon Dowland
On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 08:47:47PM +0100, Erwan David wrote: > I got a new Lenovo T530, I added a SSD as second disk, and now have a > win7, UEFI boot on MBR partitionned sdb disk. > > I tried latest beta installer for wheezy (beta4), but it could not boot > in UEFI mode > &g

Re: UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Simon Brandmair
On 27/11/2012 20:50 Erwan David wrote: > I got a new Lenovo T530, I added a SSD as second disk, and now have a > win7, UEFI boot on MBR partitionned sdb disk. > > I tried latest beta installer for wheezy (beta4), but it could not boot > in UEFI mode > > (I got a text menu wri

UEFI install

2012-11-27 Thread Erwan David
I got a new Lenovo T530, I added a SSD as second disk, and now have a win7, UEFI boot on MBR partitionned sdb disk. I tried latest beta installer for wheezy (beta4), but it could not boot in UEFI mode (I got a text menu writtent on the right of the screen, then after selecting an entry "

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-11 Thread Brian
On Sun 11 Nov 2012 at 20:28:46 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Brian wrote: > > > See where you get by booting into Debian and doing 'update-grub' as > > root. > > > I did that. But could not get it. On the installed system run 'os-prober' and look at what gets outp

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-11 Thread L V Gandhi
On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sun 11 Nov 2012 at 05:44:00 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > > > However I have one more requirement, the boot menu has debian and ubuntu > > but not windows8 as used to be previously. > > I would like windows 8 also included in boot menu. > > See wher

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-11 Thread Brian
On Sun 11 Nov 2012 at 05:44:00 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > However I have one more requirement, the boot menu has debian and ubuntu > but not windows8 as used to be previously. > I would like windows 8 also included in boot menu. See where you get by booting into Debian and doing 'update-grub' as

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-10 Thread L V Gandhi
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 22:22:16 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Brian wrote: > > > > > I for one doubt the message you saw said there was no kernel in the > > > disk. If you posted exactly what you saw we could dispe

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-10 Thread Brian
On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 22:22:16 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Brian wrote: > > > I for one doubt the message you saw said there was no kernel in the > > disk. If you posted exactly what you saw we could dispel that doubt. > Exact message as below > No kernel modules

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-10 Thread L V Gandhi
On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Brian wrote: > On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 10:27:48 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > > > I downloaded wheezy weeky build kde iso dt 5th Nov > > It booted in uefi mode. But during installation, it dais there is no > > kernel in the disk and furthe

Re: testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-10 Thread Brian
On Sat 10 Nov 2012 at 10:27:48 +0530, L V Gandhi wrote: > I downloaded wheezy weeky build kde iso dt 5th Nov > It booted in uefi mode. But during installation, it dais there is no > kernel in the disk and further it could not recognise both ethernet and > wireless which are > Q

testing install in acer aspire v5-571P with uefi/gpt

2012-11-09 Thread L V Gandhi
I downloaded wheezy weeky build kde iso dt 5th Nov It booted in uefi mode. But during installation, it dais there is no kernel in the disk and further it could not recognise both ethernet and wireless which are Qualcomm atheros ar5bwb222 Realtek ethernet It could not detect both of them. Any idea

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-19 Thread Darac Marjal
e (say the harddisk) > > >to another (say a CDROM), without drowning it in errors. > > >I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to > > >replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't > > >have an old-style BIOS, they'

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-18 Thread Lisi
> >It is unable to pass data from one place (say the harddisk) > >> >to another (say a CDROM), without drowning it in errors. > >> >I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to > >> >replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-18 Thread Wally Lepore
s. > >I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to > >replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't > >have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question > >is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-18 Thread Joe Pfeiffer
another (say a CDROM), without drowning it in errors. >> >I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to >> >replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't >> >have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question >&g

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-18 Thread Ralf Mardorf
> >I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to > >replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't > >have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question > >is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-10-18 Thread Steve McIntyre
t. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't >have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question >is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing >and get a Debian install to work on it ? Hi Tom, I know we're a few weeks o

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-13 Thread Tom Rausner
tor, 13 09 2012 kl. 05:02 +0200, skrev lee: > Let us know how it turns out in about three years from now :) I wouldn't be suprised if I stil was happily using the ASRock... -- Tom Rausner -- www.tomtech.dk tomt...@tomtech.dk ICQ:2767078

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-13 Thread lee
Tony van der Hoff writes: > On 12/09/12 02:01, lee wrote: >> Tom Rausner writes: >> >>> Generally I would agree and I was looking at MSI and ASUS to start with. >>> I just happened to clap my eyes on this one "by accident" -and liked it. >> >> Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigaby

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-13 Thread lee
Tom Rausner writes: > Hi. > > ons, 12 09 2012 kl. 03:01 +0200, skrev lee: > >> Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap >> you can get. I don't have any experience with Asrock, though. > > Well, it ended up with an ASRock. Let us know how it turns out in about three

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
I had issues with an ASUS board when it was new. Now it's old, several BIOS updates later, it's the perfect Linux machine. I only struggle with an IRQ issue for a new audio card, something that can happen with every mobo. Btw. today I don't care anymore, if there should be new BIOS updates. I nearl

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-09-12 at 19:21 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: > Well, it ended up with an ASRock. And I switched from ASRock to ASUS ;). It's fortuitousness, we can have bad or good luck. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Go Linux
--- On Wed, 9/12/12, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > From: Tony van der Hoff > Subject: Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 12:18 PM > > I've never had a problem with ASUS boards. YMM

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tom Rausner
Hi. ons, 12 09 2012 kl. 18:40 +0100, skrev Tony van der Hoff: > No, you didn't; neither did I, it was "Lee". > > But you have just snipped all the attributions... Well.. sorry. -- Tom Rausner t...@rausner.dk

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tony van der Hoff
On 12/09/12 18:34, Tom Rausner wrote: > Hey Tony... > > ons, 12 09 2012 kl. 18:18 +0100, skrev Tony van der Hoff: > >>> Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap >>> you can get. I don't have any experience with Asrock, though. > > I didn't write this (just for your

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tom Rausner
Hey Tony... ons, 12 09 2012 kl. 18:18 +0100, skrev Tony van der Hoff: > > Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap > > you can get. I don't have any experience with Asrock, though. I didn't write this (just for your information) > I read your 'installation' post,

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tom Rausner
Hi. ons, 12 09 2012 kl. 03:01 +0200, skrev lee: > Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap > you can get. I don't have any experience with Asrock, though. Well, it ended up with an ASRock. -- Tom Rausner

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tony van der Hoff
On 12/09/12 02:01, lee wrote: > Tom Rausner writes: > >> Generally I would agree and I was looking at MSI and ASUS to start with. >> I just happened to clap my eyes on this one "by accident" -and liked it. > > Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap > you can get.

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread lee
Tom Rausner writes: > Generally I would agree and I was looking at MSI and ASUS to start with. > I just happened to clap my eyes on this one "by accident" -and liked it. Get an MSI board if you can. Asus sucks and Gigabyte is the worst crap you can get. I don't have any experience with Asrock, t

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Tom Rausner
Hi. tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 20:05 -0400, skrev Doug: > Why not report back after you have installed an OS on it. Yeah, why not. The board comes in a pile of stuff I've orderet. It should be here monday so I should get it done some time next week. Tom Rausner

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:05:41 -0400, Doug wrote: > On 09/11/2012 11:16 AM, Tom Rausner wrote: >> Hi. >> >> tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 16:40 +0200, skrev maderios: >> >>> Hi >>> I bought uefi motherboard 1 year ago. It works well with squeeze weezy >>&

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-12 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:13:55 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: > tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 17:52 +, skrev Camaleón: >> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:51:22 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: > >> A bad copy does not have to mean a hardware problem. Maybe using a >> different software to do the copy process could have helpe

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Doug
On 09/11/2012 11:16 AM, Tom Rausner wrote: Hi. tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 16:40 +0200, skrev maderios: Hi I bought uefi motherboard 1 year ago. It works well with squeeze weezy and sid. "UEFI" changes nothing. Thanks for the help. I'm buying an UEFI-board. Just wanted to be sure I w

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
On 11/09/2012 21:13, Tom Rausner wrote: tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 17:52 +, skrev Camaleón: On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:51:22 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: [...] I have it in my list of low-end (cheap) manufacturers, along with Biostar and DFI. I prefer MSI, Gigabyte or even Asus. Buy hey, there can be ex

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Tom Rausner
tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 17:52 +, skrev Camaleón: > On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:51:22 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: > A bad copy does not have to mean a hardware problem. Maybe using a > different software to do the copy process could have helped to diagnose > the problem. I did try different software -

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:51:22 +0200, Tom Rausner wrote: > tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 16:26 +, skrev Camaleón: > >> The logs or messages just said "corrupt data"? :-? Have you considered >> the optical media could be broken? I say this because the symptoms for >> a faulty motherboard are usually rathe

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Matthias Bodenbinder
n, so I want to > replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't > have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question > is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing > and get a Debian install to work on it ? > No pr

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Tom Rausner
tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 16:26 +, skrev Camaleón: > The logs or messages just said "corrupt data"? :-? > Have you considered the optical media could be broken? I say this because > the symptoms for a faulty motherboard are usually rather different. I just discovered the data to be corrupted. And

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Camaleón
s soon as I removed the disk and attached to an external USB case it started working like a charm: it was not the disk but the internal ide port. >> Do you have in mind a specific motherboard model? > > Probably ASRock Z77 Extreme4 Asrock? Are you sure? O:-) > >> I don't thi

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Tom Rausner
quot;-statement, so that must be something I haven't cheked ;-) > Do you have in mind a specific motherboard model? Probably ASRock Z77 Extreme4 > I don't think UEFI is now the only option available, most of the > motherboard manufacturers (MSI, Gigabyte, Asus...) provide a du

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Tom Rausner
Hi. tir, 11 09 2012 kl. 16:40 +0200, skrev maderios: > Hi > I bought uefi motherboard 1 year ago. It works well with squeeze weezy > and sid. "UEFI" changes nothing. Thanks for the help. I'm buying an UEFI-board. Just wanted to be sure I wouldn't get any ba

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread maderios
it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing and get a Debian install to work on it ? Hi I bought uefi motherboard 1 year ago. It works

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Camaleón
hways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to > replace it. How did you reach to that conclusion? Maybe is simply a bad cabling or almost-death port :-? > BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't have an old-style > BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question is; can

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-11 Thread Tom Rausner
man, 10 09 2012 kl. 21:02 +0200, skrev tv.deb...@googlemail.com: > Hi, UEFI isn't (normally) a problem, it's the hype around the "secure > boot" feature that gives free operating systems users the chills. I know, but I'm not quite sure exactly what kind of pro

Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-10 Thread tv.deb...@googlemail.com
. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing and get a Debian install to work on it ? Hi, UEFI isn't (normally) a problem, it's

Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?

2012-09-10 Thread Tom Rausner
market doesn't have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing and get a Debian install to work on it ? -- Tom Rausner

Re: UEFI install

2012-08-12 Thread Martin Steigerwald
9, 2012 at 9:58 AM, Gary Dale wrote: > >>>> On 08/08/12 08:48 PM, L V Gandhi wrote: […] > >>> I think it is not so easy as I have googled it. Intel RST, UEFI etc > >>> making things difficult and many have bricked their system. Hence > >>> my pos

Re: UEFI install (was: Re: Squeeze install in ultrabooks with SSD and HDD)

2012-08-12 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Samstag, 11. August 2012 schrieb Greg Madden: > Not sure about all the: > > - GPT + UEFI > > - MBR + UEFI > > - GPT + BIOS > > I just installed Wheezy and it seemed to install just like any other > install I have done. Ah, so you are not sure its using UEFI a

Re: UEFI install (was: Re: Squeeze install in ultrabooks with SSD and HDD)

2012-08-11 Thread L V Gandhi
nks or procedure to keep windows and linux. >> > > > >> > > > You don't have to do anything special. Just partition the disks the >> > > > way you like. Linux installers normally expect that dual booting >> > > > is a common require

Re: UEFI install (was: Re: Squeeze install in ultrabooks with SSD and HDD)

2012-08-11 Thread Greg Madden
't have to do anything special. Just partition the disks the > > > > way you like. Linux installers normally expect that dual booting > > > > is a common requirement so they usually handle it pretty well. > > > > > > I think it is not so easy as I have goo

Re: UEFI install

2012-08-10 Thread Jerome BENOIT
ommon requirement so they usually handle it pretty well. I think it is not so easy as I have googled it. Intel RST, UEFI etc making things difficult and many have bricked their system. Hence my post. I think the issues you read about are for Windows 8 and the 'secure boot' feature of the UEFI bi

UEFI install (was: Re: Squeeze install in ultrabooks with SSD and HDD)

2012-08-10 Thread Martin Steigerwald
normally expect that dual booting > > > is a common requirement so they usually handle it pretty well. > > > > I think it is not so easy as I have googled it. Intel RST, UEFI etc > > making things difficult and many have bricked their system. Hence my > > post. >

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Darren Baginski
t do you mean by remove/edit boot entries with > `efibootmgr -B -b N`? > `efibootmgr -B -b N ` is used to delete boot entries at the uefi boot list, something like it was boot from c: or boot from d: For some reason managing non-windows boot entries is not possible/limited from the UE

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Mittwoch, 11. Juli 2012 schrieb Darren Baginski: > Hi list! Hi Darren, > Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more par > ticular. While installing I faced some issues. > Looks like installer can't recognize and do not ask whenever system is &

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Tom H
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 3:49 AM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > On 11/07/12 09:19, Tom H wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Jerome BENOIT >> wrote: >>> On 11/07/12 04:08, Darren Baginski wrote: >>>> >>>> Today I have installed Wheezy on UE

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Jerome BENOIT
On 11/07/12 09:19, Tom H wrote: On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: On 11/07/12 04:08, Darren Baginski wrote: Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more particular. While installing I faced some issues. Looks like installer can't recognize a

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Darren Baginski wrote: > > Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more > particular. > While installing I faced some issues. > Looks like installer can't recognize and do not ask whenever system is BIOS > or UE

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-11 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 10:47 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > On 11/07/12 04:08, Darren Baginski wrote: >> >> Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more >> particular. >> While installing I faced some issues. >> Looks like installer can&#x

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-10 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 11 iul 12, 06:08:15, Darren Baginski wrote: > > I found those steps not so easy to perform for many users and bielive such functionality should be intergrated > in to the Debian installer. > My question is there a work in progress on that? If so, how can I help ?   debian-boot is the maili

Re: Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-10 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello: There is actually a discussion about it on the debian-devel list. Jerome On 11/07/12 04:08, Darren Baginski wrote: Hi list! Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more particular. While installing I faced some issues. Looks like installer can't recognize a

Wheezy on UEFI

2012-07-10 Thread Darren Baginski
Hi list! Today I have installed Wheezy on UEFI system, Asus UX31A to be more particular. While installing I faced some issues. Looks like installer can't recognize and do not ask whenever system is BIOS or UEFI and installs grub-pc, while grub-uefi required in such case. Thus making s

Re: Proposal for stage-1 secure boot Re: [POSTPONED] Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-06 Thread Camaleón
vided the OS (could be the user, herself, of course!) (...) An UEFI capable motherboard does not mean it has also the secure boot feature enabled, I think this is s different problematic :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Proposal for stage-1 secure boot Re: [POSTPONED] Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-05 Thread Rick Thomas
le. The public half of the key is, of course, freely available and should be cached in some kind of write-once/read-many memory if such is available (You can buy USB keys with a physical write-enable switch. Would something like that be good for this application? Does the UEFI API have a way

[POSTPONED] Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-04 Thread Andreas Weber
ementation ;-( I will stick to "old style", too, for the time being. This whole UEFI thing hasn't landed in Debian land yet AFAICS. Besides the "all new and shiny" thing about UEFI, booting with grub-pc works pretty ok for me at the moment. Thanks to all who replied. ändu

Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-03 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Jul 03, 2012 at 01:26:37PM +0200, Andreas Weber wrote: > Hi > > Does any of you have some knowledge on how to install Debian testing > with UEFI? > > I looked via search function of the web sites in > > - debian.org > - wiki.debian.org Mmmm, "uefi site:

Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-03 Thread GeraldC
On Tuesday, July 03, 2012 09:26:37 PM Andreas Weber wrote: > Hi > > Does any of you have some knowledge on how to install Debian testing > with UEFI? > > I looked via search function of the web sites in > > - debian.org > - wiki.debian.org > > with 0 hits. I fo

Re: installation with UEFI

2012-07-03 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2012-07-03 at 17:23 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:26:37 +0200, Andreas Weber wrote: > > Well knowing that this could start a flame which I don't intend to > do Pff, a flame war about what ;)? > I'm afraid I'm still stuck with the old BIOS in all of my systems and > have

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