Would like to ask about GPT/UEFI fellas and fellettes.

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:50 pm

On second thought ... nm.

Unread post by **wuxmedia** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:36 am

It is a bit complicated, I read stuff then forget how it works.
I only came across it once, on a 2nd hand Mac - only ubuntu on CD (not Usb) works to make the right GPT/UEFI combo, certainly doesn't help new 'nixers with new hardware get into the spirit of the thing. Especially with newer machines with no optical drives.
there was a good site some where with a good explanation. I'll try and find it.

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:28 am

Quite easy IMO: I don't buy newer PCs, so all the spins I put up here work for anything that was built in the early 2000s. The people who already have the newer firmware there's a bunch of alternatives :)

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:23 pm

Yep ... more nm. :)

Unread post by **wuxmedia** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:02 pm

^ Do it.
Yeah - this was an old mac, only just got it.

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:05 am

I think Macs still work with refit (or refind or what is called today).

Unread post by **pidsley** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:49 am

I have enough old hardware collected now that I hope to avoid UEFI and GPT for the rest of my life.

Unread post by **wuxmedia** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:12 am

^ agreed.
I think Hunt played around with refind, not sure if he ever got any joy with it. I just put ubuntu on it and called it a day.
I did get haggis working with - oh yeah but I had to keep the CD in and 'boot from HDD' on the menu. being as these imacs have a bit of a death grip on the CD's wasn't a prob.
Don't the Arch fellas have a good GPT / uefi section on their wiki?

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:33 am

There's a distinct pattern going here. :D

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:40 am

In a short sentence: frugalware's GPT has fucked up my porn collecting hard disk anno dazumal, so for me GPT and all that (modern) shit is dead.

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:54 am

I installed Arch on UEFI. All went smoothly.

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:03 am

. < That says it all eh.

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:11 am

No dual-boot. Only Arch. Customer asked for that. Slightly different (not harder) than installing non-UEFI, by the way.

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:12 am

Now we know it. Buzykitten still wants to boot into Windows. Gekko, where did you put the Vaseline?

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:19 am

So does this >.

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:21 am

Lmao ... errrr, well @ least ya willing to use lube. Shucks I knew ya cared bro. ;)

Yeah, I do wanna keep it around. Cuz I paid for it and so many folks use it. Another one of those dang subjects just feel like I may as well learn dang it ! :( BASTIDS !!!

Unread post by **GekkoP** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:27 am

I put Arch with UEFI on an Asus X551CA. A pretty decent machine.

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:32 am

bizcuit wrote:Lmao ... errrr, well @ least ya willing to use lube. Shucks I knew ya cared bro. ;)

Hold on bro, I get the lube ready :) Might take a while....

Unread post by **bizcuit** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:45 am

face palm ... two in one dy. Am on a roll. :P

Unread post by **machinebacon** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 12:50 pm

Might sound very stupid, but here's the deal:

- get a computer with 4GB RAM
- install some Linux
- add virtualbox
- create a machine inside vbox with static hard drive size, 20G
- install WinXP there
- turn off networking
- boot into XP and install your oh-so-needed proprietary software
- profit.

Very stupid?

Bizkit, just a side note - one of our BBQ core members was working for Microsoft, so don't take offense if somebody takes offense. Of course you are free to express your feelings - question is: who wants to know? ;) Really, it doesn't make much sense to put a lot of hate in something verbal that just infects the good mood of you and others. We know you hate Microsoft (doze, whatever you may call it), but I'm sure you don't want to read in all of (eg.) my posts what I hate. :)

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