[Mageia-discuss] UEFI and Secure Boot

[Maurice Batey]

On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:36:23 -0400, andre999 wrote:

> so the windows 7 should be using gpt partition(s), even if not in
> UEFI mode.
> 
> (You might want to verify.  In superuser mode, simply list disk parameters with :
>   fdisk -l

  As I said earlier, the netbook's W7 Diskmgmt utility shows 
   "Partition Style: Master Book Record (MBR)" 
i.e. not GPT.

> Mageia has no problem with gpt, I've been using it for over 2 years, starting 
> with Mandriva, then Mageia.  (We use the same legacy grub patched for
> gpt.)

    That's good to know, as others have doubted that.

> Even dual-booting with a non-gpt-aware version of Msw is a bit tricky, but doable.
> (I've set up dual-boot with a non-gpt-aware version of windows 7.)

  I don't know if the netbook's W7 is gpt-aware or not.

Are you referring to installing on a GPT drive, or normal MBR drive?  

What is the problem with dual booting with a non-gpt-aware Windows?
     (I still don't know what "Msw" is!  
Short for Microsoft Windows, perhaps?)

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/\/\aurice