Re: [Dng] Dng Digest, Vol 4, Issue 35

2015-01-20 Thread Robert Storey
must have Windows installed alongside Linux. > > Though I live without Windows just fine, I need to help others who still > haven't quite kicked the habit. So I'll continue my experiment with > UEFI/GPT dual-booting, and hopefully will find a way to make it work with > Devuan. &g

Re: [Dng] UEFI, GPT

2015-01-20 Thread rlfrost
The shorthand is mine. I apologize for that. The computers I cite are UEFI computers. Debian installs fine. It is the boot issue that needs to be addressed. I think my point is that Devuan will not have to do anything to address this issue. Sorry for any confusion. RLFrost Just to clear

Re: [Dng] UEFI, GPT

2015-01-20 Thread Gravis
thanks for the info, Adam. i'll be sure to test it though that's about all that can be done for the first release. -Gravis On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 4:35 PM, Adam Borowski wrote: > On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:21:56AM -0500, Gravis wrote: >> after that i dont know but we would need hardware to test

Re: [Dng] UEFI, GPT

2015-01-20 Thread Gravis
> Just to clear up the EFI misconception, Debian can be installed on EFI > computers. it's my understanding that EFI is actually a deprecated precursor to UEFI. from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface): > Intel developed the original EFI (Extensible F