Debian 7.0 Wheezy: Hands on with a pre-release build
UEFI and GPT are OK, Secure Boot not quite yet, according to my exploration of a recent pre-release build.
Jamie's Mostly Linux Stuff
Various thoughts and adventures, including but not limited to Linux, assorted bits of hardware new and old, and occasionally Windows XP/Vista/7.
J.A. Watson
I started working with what we called "analog computers" in aircraft maintenance with the United States Air Force in 1970. After finishing miliary service and returning to University, I was introduced to microprocessors and machine language programming on Intel 4040 processors. After that I also worked on, operated and programmed Digital Equipment Corportation PDP-8, PDP-11 (/45 and /70) and VAX minicomputers. I was involved with the first wave of Unix-based microcomputers, in the early '80s. I have been working in software development, operation, installation and support since then.
Latest Posts
Whether you love or loathe Ubuntu, 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' won't change your mind
A test of the newly-released Ubuntu 13.04 release across four systems shows it's a solid release. But if you've previously been a fan of Ubuntu or feared it, this isn't the release to make you think otherwise.
My experiments with installing Ubuntu 13.04 (pre-release) with UEFI Boot
The Live image is Secure Boot compatible, but the installed system is not?
More experiments with Linux-only UEFI Secure Boot installation
UEFI BIOS and Secure Boot work perfectly well with only Linux installed according to the experiments I have conducted on my own PC.
Exploring the PCLinuxOS 2013.04 rollup release
PCLinuxOS now has 32-bit mini, normal, and FullMonty versions, and a 64-bit KDE version as well. But be careful; it still doesn't support GPT disk partitioning.
My experiments with multi-boot selection with UEFI boot manager
How I configured grub as the default bootloader on a UEFI Boot systems
How I installed Fedora 18 with UEFI Secure Boot
Here's my experience of installing Fedora 18 with UEFI Secure Boot - and why the much-maligned anaconda installer is not as bad as a lot of people think.
Installing OpenSuSE on my netbook - how I did it
A step-by-step screenshot walk-through of how I installed Linux on a system with UEFI BIOS and Secure Boot.
The never-ending saga of EFI Boot and GPT partitioning
My previous post on LMDE uncovered a lot of confusion. Here's an explanation of how to get around the problems.
A look at Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 201303
Here's what you need to know and the latest LMDE roll-up release, and where you need to pay attention.