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Re: USB UEFI recovery stick



Thank you for the response

David Christensen wrote:

> I have a computer with an Intel DQ67SW desktop motherboard (released Q1,
> 2011).  The Setup utility allows me to select BIOS/MBR mode or UEFI/GPT
> mode.  d-i seems to detect if the computer is running in BIOS/MBR mode
> or in UEFI/GPT mode, and performs an install to match.  So, I installed
> Debian twice (via textual "Install") onto a pair of USB sticks, once in
> each mode.  (An "Expert" installation may offer more options.)

Ah 2011 seems right to match the one that refer to here.
I can boot from the CD/DVD into UEFI, but it seems I can not do the same
from the USB.
The USB which is UEFI can boot the newer notebook (has secure mode)

> 
> I mostly run my computers in BIOS/MBR mode, and use the BIOS/MBR USB
> stick frequently.
> 
> 
> I have limited experience with the UEFI/GPT USB stick.  I need to test
> it on a newer computer with Secure Boot, and may need to create a third
> USB stick.
> 
> 
> AIUI d-i and Debian Live are open-source projects.  I believe they both
> support all of the above in a single image.  If you have the skills,
> perhaps you could fork one and create your own image with the tools you
> want.

The question is if it is not limited by the board. If I disable Legacy USB I
can not use the keyboard/mouse and I have to reset the bios.

But even in Legacy mode I see in boot options UEFI USB disk, however it does
not boot, but same stick boots on the more recent notebook.

Does someone knows more about it. What and where to check? I would not spend
time if it is the boards BIOS. I'll just keep a copy of the DVD/CD as
rescue

thanks

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