Re: Questions about new hardware & Debian (or Linux in general)
On 13/11/13 01:57, Jon N wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Scott Ferguson
> <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 12/11/13 09:03, Jon N wrote:
>>> Hi,
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>>
>>>
>>> I guess one of the 1st issues I might have to deal with is UEFI, since
>>> if there are any issues with that it could show up when trying to
>>> install the OS. At the moment I'm not planning on installing another
>>> OS on the computer, but that may change. I do have Windows XP on my
>>> current system, but I will probably leave it there. I have considered
>>> installed another Linux distribution in the future just to see how it
>>> may be different. Hopefully different distributions of Linux will
>>> play nicely, at least as far as the question of UEFI.
>>>
>>> So, to sum it up, what do I need to know about Linux, or Debian, and UEFI?
>>
>> The answer is contextual and you haven't supplied the context (what do
>> you know, what are you looking at buying, what needs to be known about
>> it). We could guess at an answer but at best you'd get more information
>> than you'd need. :)
>> e.g. the "issues" associated with UEFI will depend on the hardware,
>> unless you are planning on regularly building new boxen a specific
>> answer is likely most useful.
>>
>
> Does this mean I will need to know the manufacturer and possible model
> of a motherboard to find out if I will have problem with UEFI? That
> will certainly make this a more difficult proposition.
Sorry, but UEFI isn't always implemented identically (it's dependant on
firmware). There are also some issues with installing Debian64 and UEFI.
In every case I'm aware of it's possible to install Debian, but some
cases call for different approaches (GRUB2 or EFI stub) hence my
suggestion to focus on the specifics for the hardware you intend to use
- just to save you time and hassle.
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Kind regards
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