On 30/01/15 10:10, Terry Duell wrote: > To make a long story short, they claim that the MB will boot legacy > boot structures with particular bios settings, which I am using. They > also assert that they do not support linux and the linux driver is > the issue, and that I should install Windows and test if I still have > the problem.
To be fair to the motherboard manufacturer, this is a valid test. It is entirely possible the UEFI implementation has only ever been tested with Windows. It is a useful test to be able to see whether the system is actually able to boot at all off removable media. You don't even have to purchase Windows to do this -- you can download the Windows 10 beta. Simply download one of the 64-bit ISOs from this URL: <http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/preview-iso> Either burn that ISO to a DVD, or format a USB drive as FAT32 and copy the *contents* of the ISO (not the ISO itself) to the USB drive. Then attempt to boot off it. > Is the MB manufacturer correct to say that the linux driver is the > cause of the problem? For one distro, certainly a possibility. For additional data points, test multiple distros, and follow instructions *to the letter*. I also suggest testing against multiple UEFI implementations, to enable you to say "same media works on this, but doesn't work on this". _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
