Re: setting up EFI on x86

[linux-os]

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.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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