Re: [gentoo-user] UEFI Advice

2012-10-26 Thread Michael Trausch
You can still do things the "now" way, but only because current EFI systems provide either a BIOS compatibility interface (e.g., emulate the BIOS) or have an actual BIOS that it loads before executing a system that requires it. You should move to GPT, though, since you then get unlimited (practica

[gentoo-user] UEFI Advice

2012-10-26 Thread john
I am upgrading to a UEFI motherboard from a BIOS/MBR combination. fx-8350 with 990 asus board. When I upgrade I believe you have to make changes to kernel to recognise UEFI. Can I still use MBR or do I have to switch to GPT? Also using grub2. Are there any other pitfalls or advice the Gentoo