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Date:      Sat, 19 Jan 2019 08:06:52 -0700
From:      Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bluestop.org>
To:        Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com>, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org>, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.cn85.dnsmgr.net>
Subject:   Re: GPT boot has less features than legacy MBR-based one (Was: UEFI, loader.efi and /boot.config)
Message-ID:  <etPan.5c433dd9.327b23c6.1973@bluestop.org>
In-Reply-To: <912985968.20190119125228@serebryakov.spb.ru>
References:  <912985968.20190119125228@serebryakov.spb.ru>

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On January 19, 2019 at 2:52:28 AM, Lev Serebryakov (lev=40freebsd.org(mai=
lto:lev=40freebsd.org)) wrote:

> I have never seen such item in BIOS Setup. I've checked two MoBos now (=
one is
> Supermicro X9something and other is brand-new Goldmont-based Chinese Mi=
niPC
> like Intel NUK): both have one knob in setup about boot type
> (Legacy/UE=46I/Auto) and if UE=46I is selected, Supermicro MoBo (but no=
t Chinese
> one) could be booted to =22UE=46I Console=22 which is not documented an=
ywhere.
> =20
> Ok, I've checked my desktop Asus Z170-A, but it is graphical and I coul=
d
> not find or understand anything in this home-rown UI with crazy-fast mo=
use.
> =20

On ASUS systems you normally press =468 during POST to bring up the boot =
menu, and =4611 on Supermicro systems.






=E2=80=94 =20


Rebecca =20




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