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Re: Install Debian on a UEFI-motherboard ?



Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net> writes:

> On Thu, 2012-10-18 at 17:29 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> Tom Rausner wrote:
>> >Hi Folks.
>> >I have a tower PC with a serious motherboard problem.
>> >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 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 on from when you asked, but...
>> 
>> As of today, we now have official debian-installer test CDs that
>> should work for installing on UEFI systems. See 
>> 
>>   http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/10/msg00007.html
>> 
>> for more details about the release.
>
> Can't UEFI be disabled on most mobos?

The security can.  I just installed debian on a new UEFI motherboard a
couple of weeks ago with no issues whatever.


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