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As mentioned +</I>><i> > earlier, Windows 7 (and Linux) will work on BIOS and GPT +</I>><i> > partitioning. As for enabling UEFI, windows 7 will work without +</I>><i> > 'redoing' the partitioning (if it is already GPT) but you may have +</I>><i> > to redo the boot (boot.ini? - but I really don't know for windows). +</I>><i> > You can try it out by enabling UEFI and check if it boots Windows 7 +</I>><i> > without any changes. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > You can check if your disk is GPT partitioned by booting a livecd +</I>><i> > and at terminal (root), "fdisk -lu" If it is GPT, it will give an +</I>><i> > error message (nothing to worry about, fdisk won't work on GPT, +</I>><i> > that's all). +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > [2] Grub-legacy +</I>><i> > First a disclaimer - I have not used grub-legacy for about 5 years, +</I>><i> > all my OS's boots/grubs are 'set' or 'installed' (wrong term, but +</I>><i> > that's what it's being used) to their own partitions, including +</I>><i> > Mageia's grub-legacy boot. And while I've used/tested GPT +</I>><i> > partitioning using BIOS, it is with grub2, not with grub-legacy, I +</I>><i> > am unsure if Mageia's grub-legacy could work with GPT and here's a +</I>><i> > link to help somewhat.. <A HREF="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/bios.html">http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/bios.html</A> +</I>><i> > <A HREF="http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/booting.html">http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/booting.html</A> +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Check this one out: +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/grub_legacy.html">http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/grub_legacy.html</A> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That Fedora legacy grub-efi package works, I know, as I'm using it :) +</I> + +I have done install on several boards with UEFI; ASUS, Gigibyte, MSI, +ASrock, and All will boot stand-alone Linux installations Without issue +using either lilo or grub-0.xx series. + +This cauldron system on an ASUS Crosshair V no issues using lilo +(have at times used grub). + +A second system, Mandriva 10.1 on MSI 990FXA no issues using lilo. + + + Charles + + +-- +We ARE as gods and might as well get good at it. + -- Whole Earth Catalog +---------------------- +Mageia release 3 (Cauldron) for x86_64$ +On SuperSize....<A HREF="http://www.eslrahc.com">http://www.eslrahc.com</A> +Registered Linux user #182463 +3.5.2-tmb-server-1.mga3 x86_64 +---------------------- +-------------- next part -------------- +A non-text attachment was scrubbed... +Name: signature.asc +Type: application/pgp-signature +Size: 198 bytes +Desc: not available +URL: </pipermail/mageia-discuss/attachments/20120821/0737ce72/attachment-0001.asc> +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008495.html">[Mageia-discuss] UEFI and Secure Boot +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008502.html">[Mageia-discuss] UEFI and Secure Boot +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8501">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8501">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8501">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8501">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |