On 10/09/2012 20:28, Tom Rausner wrote:
Hi Folks.
I have a tower PC with a serious motherboard problem.
It is unable to pass data from one place (say the harddisk)
to another (say a CDROM), without drowning it in errors.
I think some pathways in the motherboard is broken, so I want to
replace it. BUT most of the motherboards on the market doesn't
have an old-style BIOS, they've got the UEFI-thing. So the question
is; can I replace my motherboard with one infested with the UEFI-thing
and get a Debian install to work on it ?
Hi, UEFI isn't (normally) a problem, it's the hype around the "secure
boot" feature that gives free operating systems users the chills. If
your target release is Wheezy (I can't speak for Squeeze) you will most
probably be able to install and use Debian on an UEFI motherboard.
I bought Asus motherboard this summer (F1A75-V PRO [1] and two other
models I don't remember) which came with UEFI, but they also had a bios
"compatibility" mode.
Look into the specs, but I guess many manufacturers will keep around a
bios mode for sometimes.
Anyway, as long as "Secure Boot" isn't enforced or can be deactivated by
the user (which should be the norm), UEFI isn't supposed to be a
show-stopper by itself.
[1] http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM1/F1A75V_PRO/
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