From owner-freebsd-geom@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 24 03:24:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30CDE16A403 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:24:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90D8C13C43E for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:24:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.11]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3O2mILO002836 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:18:18 +0930 (CST) Received: from ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.2.5) with ESMTP id for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:27:25 +0930 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.208]) by ednex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:27:24 +0930 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3O2v1LC060133 for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:57:01 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l3O2uujT060132 for freebsd-geom@freebsd.org; Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:56:56 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:56:56 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070424025655.GA60024@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au> References: <86irboi0ra.fsf@dwp.des.no> <3383A397-6A95-4546-841D-CF17B98A797C@mac.com> <861wibin3h.fsf@dwp.des.no> <71073037-7FA3-4C51-9276-8AA7F42B95DE@mac.com> <462CEC00.2010304@fer.hr> <09A66888-CB75-42B7-878B-0FB71DA36D32@mac.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <09A66888-CB75-42B7-878B-0FB71DA36D32@mac.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.14 (2007-02-12) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Apr 2007 02:57:25.0162 (UTC) FILETIME=[496090A0:01C7861C] X-TM-AS-Product-Ver: SMEX-7.0.0.1526-3.6.1039-15128.001 X-TM-AS-Result: No--0.296300-8.000000-31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: GPT as default? X-BeenThere: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GEOM-specific discussions and implementations List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:24:53 -0000 0n Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 11:17:27AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: >>Also, if we forgo EFI for now (because, let's admit >>it, it's not used in non-OSX x86 and AMD64 machines), > >It is, actually: ia64. EFI was specifically designed for ia64, >with the intention to be a replacement for the BIOS on non- >legacy i386 machines. Ok, not knowing much about GPT and EFI but learning bits and pieces from just reading this thread I have one question - How long before we will see the BIOS disappear and EFI move into the x86 world ? Can you even buy x86 motherboards that are EFI now ? -aW IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.