the first release will be almost the same as debian with the exception of packages needing systemd. after that i dont know but we would need hardware to test on to make any direct changes.
On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Robert Storey <robert.sto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone. This is my first post, though I've been lurking on the > mailing list for awhile. Until now I've been content to shut up and let more > knowledgeable folks discuss the technical details, but today I encountered > an issue which hasn't been discussed here yet: support for UEFI boot (as > opposed to BIOS) and a hard disk partitioned as GPT (as opposed to MBR). > > I have two computers, one desktop and one laptop, and before today I kept > them both partitioned MBR style. Both are set up for multi-booting different > Linux distros, particularly important now that I'm looking to experiment > with alternatives to Debian since it got infected with systemd. > > Anyway, today I decided that it was about time I switched from MBR to GPT, > so I went ahead and did that (for the laptop only). Took me most of the day > to get that working since I've had no previous experience with GPT. I > discovered that in order to do this, I had to turn off CSM/legacy options to > prevent accidentally booting in BIOS - getting GPT to work seems to require > using UEFI to boot. Note that I did NOT turn on secure boot - it is > disabled. > > Another thing I discovered is that I couldn't get Debian to install (or even > boot from a USB stick) once I had configured the hard drive with GPT. I > wound up installing Ubuntu successfully. I learned that it was necessary to > add a boot manager (aside from Grub2, which acts as a boot loader) - I chose > to use "rEFInd." If you're not already familiar with rEFInd, you can find > out all about it here: http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/ > > Anyway, the important point is that Debian with UEFI/GPT was a disaster. > Since I was setting up for multi-booting, I tried a number of other distros, > and found that the problem is not limited to Debian. PCLinuxOS also failed > to boot, even from a memory stick. Slackware Linux installed just fine. > However, Salix (which is a Slackware derivative boasting a fancy live CD > interface) had problems - it booted, but couldn't start Xorg. > > So the purpose of my post today is to plead with the developers to make sure > that Devuan will work fine on UEFI/GPT, unlike Debian which seems to choke > on it. > > Thank you for this mailing list, and the great work you are doing on Devuan. > > best regards, > Robert Storey > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
