Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:22:09 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=B3t_Andr=C3=A1s?= <andrej@antiszoc.hu> To: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: branch 9 and uefi Message-ID: <c819908dad447cd0662fdc181d29cebf@antiszoc.hu> In-Reply-To: <20120719160831.GA1086@mycenae.sbb.rs> References: <20120719160831.GA1086@mycenae.sbb.rs>
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Hi, I had a hard time booting FreeBSD 8.2 on an IBM X3550M3 which is also an UEFI maniac one. I could only boot FreeBSD from an USB DVD and install it from there. Maybe some legacy fallback boot options are availabe for this mobo. I think they have its user manual on their website. Regards, Andras On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:08:31 +0200, Zoran Kolic wrote: > It took me by surprise. The mobo I have on my mind for > new desktop has uefi instead of bios. It is asus m5a97, > with 970 chipset, well priced among users on the net. > How would it behave with 9.1? After all reading, I plan > to boot it as memory stick and go with simple "guided" > install. Someone could comment on the topic? > At the moment, I see I have to avoid manual partition > and mbr. Or not? > If it sounds bad, any other option for motherboard and > amd 8120 cpu? > Best regards > > Zoran > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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