Re: [Dorset] UEFI and Linux
Thank You Gemma. In the references for that article there was one on Ubuntu with UEFI which I will apply when I get the Mobo back. It was very clear. Peter On 24/05/14 03:18, Gemma wrote: I haven't got any experience, because I don't have any modern H/W, but I did come across this article that may be of assistance to you; http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/%EF%BB%BFInstalling_Operating_Systems_on_UEFI_Systems As for the display, I would say .. plug in a graphics card (I'm assuming onboard graphics is the norm) and see if that makes a difference... could try 'nomodeset' option with the linux disc as well if you haven't already. Gemma On 23/05/14 21:31, Peter Merchant wrote: Hi, I have just discovered that the new Motherboard that I ordered from Novatech has a UEFI Firmware instead of a BIOS. It seems that I have to convert my hard disk to a different format and re-install. Does anybody have any experience to offer on doing this? I expected to drop in my HD and continue working, but it seems this is not to be. First I have to get over a problem with the display not working. If I can get into the firmware, after a few seconds the screen disappears. If I can boot a linux boot disc, after a few seconds the display disappears, though I can tell from the disc sounds that it is still loading. It's going back to Novatech for testing. Thanks, Peter M. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-06-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
[Dorset] UEFI and Linux
Hi, I have just discovered that the new Motherboard that I ordered from Novatech has a UEFI Firmware instead of a BIOS. It seems that I have to convert my hard disk to a different format and re-install. Does anybody have any experience to offer on doing this? I expected to drop in my HD and continue working, but it seems this is not to be. First I have to get over a problem with the display not working. If I can get into the firmware, after a few seconds the screen disappears. If I can boot a linux boot disc, after a few seconds the display disappears, though I can tell from the disc sounds that it is still loading. It's going back to Novatech for testing. Thanks, Peter M. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-06-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] UEFI and Linux
I am using (U)EFI and GPT on my main computer, but that was a clean install... The previous install was using BIOS/MBR but still worked. The bootloader settings should have an option for Legacy boot (or perhaps different words meaning the same thing), which will load a BIOS etc. but it might not be enabled by default. Unless perhaps there are (U)EFI only firmwares out there now... -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-06-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] UEFI and Linux
I haven't got any experience, because I don't have any modern H/W, but I did come across this article that may be of assistance to you; http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/%EF%BB%BFInstalling_Operating_Systems_on_UEFI_Systems As for the display, I would say .. plug in a graphics card (I'm assuming onboard graphics is the norm) and see if that makes a difference... could try 'nomodeset' option with the linux disc as well if you haven't already. Gemma On 23/05/14 21:31, Peter Merchant wrote: Hi, I have just discovered that the new Motherboard that I ordered from Novatech has a UEFI Firmware instead of a BIOS. It seems that I have to convert my hard disk to a different format and re-install. Does anybody have any experience to offer on doing this? I expected to drop in my HD and continue working, but it seems this is not to be. First I have to get over a problem with the display not working. If I can get into the firmware, after a few seconds the screen disappears. If I can boot a linux boot disc, after a few seconds the display disappears, though I can tell from the disc sounds that it is still loading. It's going back to Novatech for testing. Thanks, Peter M. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2014-06-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
