Re: efi problem
On Sat 22 Apr 2023 at 21:06:55 (+0100), mick.crane wrote:
> > Am 22.04.2023 um 19:30 schrieb mick.crane:
> > > I suspect the GPU is suspect because there are small blocks of pixels
> > > appearing where they aren't wanted.
> > > I'd like to re-install the OS as I've got copies of everything
> > > I think.
> > > Just to see if it's maybe a driver issue.
> > > Thing is I can't get the f12 options screen of the PC to let me boot
> > > from a CD in this EFI mode what's grub done.
> > > How can I boot from CD in this EFI mode?
> > >
> It used to be grub thought things were HD0, HD1
> and you could decide what to boot from
Yes, and with no floppy and a deceased optical drive, you
were scuppered. But times change, and there are workarounds.
> I have a CD with the debian installer on it that I burnt with the
> xorriso which I'm presuming is a bootable CD but there's no way of
> telling because the EFI thing won't let me select it to boot from
What's the name written on the front of the computer?
Is the optical drive internal or external?
What /have/ you tried so far? Which keys, what happened?
Cheers,
David.
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