* Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> [141219 11:13]: > On Friday 19 Dec 2014 15:46:43 Todd Goodman wrote: > > * Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> [141219 10:22]: > > [SNIP] > > > > > I am trying to find out what is considered good practice as far as > > > UEFI/MBR and boot management goes. > > > > FWIW, I've built recent machines with UEFI/GPT but I mostly build recent > > machines using BIOS-mode/GPT or MBR. It usually depends on how well the > > mobo I'm using works with either. > > > > Some of the mobos I've used have some seriously crummy UEFI > > implementations that look like they installed Windows and that worked so > > didn't bother testing any further. > > > > I don't dual-boot windows so BIOS/GPT works OK (I believe windows still > > assumes UEFI == GPT and BIOS == MBR but I don't know.) > > > > Obviously I'm not using secure boot if I'm running in BIOS mode. > > > > Just my $.02, > > Thanks Todd, > > Are you saying that there is no benefit in moving to UEFI for Linux usage, if > the MoBo can boot in conventional BIOS mode?
I guess what I'm saying is that I've had problems with some mobos running UEFI (and also BIOS) with any non-windows OS. So I don't usually bother with UEFI mode anymore as I find it more hassle than it's worth for me. Someone else may (probably) has some reasons why running UEFI is more beneficial, but I haven't noticed any. But these machines are not booting any other OS aside from Gentoo. If I were dual-booting Windows then I'd go UEFI/GPT for sure. Todd
