On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Dan Hitt <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Lars Noodén <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I'm reading that the restricted boot problems are far from solved and >> that some of the early hardware [1] in particular objects to Linux. Can >> anyone recommend brands or models of desktop (dinosaur) hardware that is >> currently safe for Debian? > > Lars --- we are using Gateways, but there's a song and a dance to get them > to boot from a usb stick. (You have to get into the bios as you boot up, > set secure boot to disabled, and csm to always. Just getting into the bios > is aggravating, because they really like to boot into windows 8, so you > have to start hitting the delete key just as soon and often as possible. > And these crazy acronyms like 'csm' --- how can you guess it.)
CSM = compatibility <something> module They could've called it "BIOS mode" or legacy mode"... :( If you turn off Win8 "fast startup", you have more time to go into the EFI menu mode (but it's still a pain!). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=Sz9CiFrWETtA=cqqdxjd6r56y9e7mxhgdsk1cccqdw...@mail.gmail.com
