Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:29:07 -0500 (EST) | From | linux-os <> | Subject | Re: setting up EFI on x86 |
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004, Daniel Dickman wrote:
> I just got an older x86 desktop system and I wanted to learn about EFI > by booting the kernel using this instead of the older MBR-style boot > process. Does anyone know how I can set up such a system on x86? > Specifically, what tools can I use to create a GPT disk? Do I need a > special BIOS to do this? > > Thanks for any help with this. > -
This is the new "thing" being pushed by WIN/Intel. I haven't seen any motherboards that support it yet. All the new ones that come into this place have a BIOS that loads the MBR and starts trucking from there.
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