On 17 November 2014 12:22, James Linder <j...@tigger.ws> wrote: >> The install wasn't really the problem (once I got a version of Linux >> and the BIOS updated) - just cloning it. >> >> I think it came down to the UEFI stuff not liking being cloned. > > > I have dd’d A disk in and out succesfully but even 2 samsung 120G > flash disks are not identical and dd did not work. > > The whole EFI business is tricky, try lots to get a solution or don’t > be innovative. The EFI scheme is not the same across motherboards > - my iMac, ASUS and NUCs all are different and need different care. caveat > emptor.
The dd worked fine - I could pull one storage device out, plug the other one in, and it booted no worries - it was just when I moved them between different NUC's (identical spec, down to BIOS version) that it failed. I was being lazy and trying to save myself doing another install - I ended up costing myself double the time it would have taken to install again in the first place. I have to admit, this is the first time I've come across a UEFI enabled device - live and learn. DaZZa -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
