On Thursday 18 October 2012 20:43:05 Joe Pfeiffer wrote: > Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> writes: > > On Thu, 2012-10-18 at 17:29 +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > >> 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 Tom, > >> > >> I know we're a few weeks on from when you asked, but... > >> > >> As of today, we now have official debian-installer test CDs that > >> should work for installing on UEFI systems. See > >> > >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/10/msg00007.html > >> > >> for more details about the release. > > > > Can't UEFI be disabled on most mobos? > > The security can. I just installed debian on a new UEFI motherboard a > couple of weeks ago with no issues whatever.
+1 And luckily I was having mouse problems and the GUI didn't activate. So it was extremely like all the BIOSs I've known and loved. Lisi Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201210182250.55456.lisi.re...@gmail.com
