On Thu, Jun 06, 2019 at 12:51:39PM +0800, JingYuan Chen wrote: > Hello, > > My laptop's GPU is Radeon (TURKS). When using NetBSD 8.1 amd64 ISO to boot, > I encounter this kind of problem, radeon_get_bios: Unable to locate a BIOS > ROM. But it can boot smoothly without UEFI. > > If I followed the steps of installation on UEFI system guide to install it, > I wonder whether the same problem will be resolved or not. > > Is it necessary to boot with UEFI ? > > Any advice would be appreciated. > > > Regards, > Chingyuan
The last patch in http://gnats.netbsd.org/54147 might be a big help. Not committed yet, so hard to test it. UEFI is not necessary for current machines.