On Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:54:22 +0000 Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> wrote:
> It seems Dan Norton has decided to selfishly make *his* spam problem > into everybody else's spam problem, and I've just had a bounce message > in response to my mail below, saying I have to ask to be added to his > list of allowed senders. I refuse to pander to this - I guess he will > have to do without any help... > Your previous post came through on the list. I guess the problem you're alluding to came because you also cc'd me directly, which was unnecessary. I appreciate your response. Sorry for any inconvenience. > On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 04:46:16PM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote: > >On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 02:59:44PM -0500, Dan Norton wrote: > >> > >>After installing stretch, it changed to: > >> > >>UEFI Boot Sources > >> debian > >> ATAPI CD/DVD Drive > >> USB Floppy/CD > >> USB Hard Drive > >>Legacy Boot Sources > >> [...] > >> > >>If done by firmware, wouldn't grub or the installer have to tell > >>the firmware to put "debian" in the bios menu and make it first? In > >>its past life, this PC ran Windows 7 but in order to boot from > >>mountable media there was no need for the user to change the boot > >>order. > > > >You've been bitten by an unexpected change due to your PC's vendor > >doing crap setup, I'm afraid. For your setup to have worked, that > >means that you had a Windows setup using BIOS boot, but the BIOS set > >to boot UEFI first then BIOS second. If you want sensible dual boot > >with a BIOS-booting Windows, the best way to achieve that is to turn > >UEFI boot *off* in the BIOS setup so you have consistency between the > >two OSes. The installer even has code to check for this setup and > >offer you a chance to *not* install in UEFI mode if it detects traces > >of BIOS-booting OSes on your system. > > > >-- > >Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. > >st...@einval.com > > Getting a SCSI chain working is perfectly simple if you remember > > that there must be exactly three terminations: one on one end of > > the cable, one on the far end, and the goat, terminated over the > > SCSI chain with a silver-handled knife whilst burning *black* > > candles. --- Anthony DeBoer
