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. -- 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/1br4ovin1y....@new-snowball.wb.pfeifferfamily.net
