Post AiK1Q81gWWq3TZlugS by uhuru@libretooth.gr
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(DIR) Post #AiJxWWIkmXdcgYY1Xk by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-05-27T15:41:11Z
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Just installing Fedora Silverblue and realised that if you boot into the USB disk in legacy mode, it does a legacy install. If you boot into it in UEFI, it does a UEFI install.Wish this was made clear in the interface and you could actually choose what you wanted. I mean, I really think UEFI should be the default no matter what these days with the option to change it if you really want to, no?#linux #fedora #installation
(DIR) Post #AiJxhTeAzXDxdcnDhg by Steve12L@mamot.fr
2024-05-27T15:42:50Z
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@aral Yes, completely!
(DIR) Post #AiJy2fmR4kaRLklN0S by voyager@hachyderm.io
2024-05-27T15:46:58Z
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@aral Fedora Rawhide caught me off guard when they abolished legacy mode and I intended to install it in a VM. Normally I don't bother to have UEFI enabled and I preferred setting up partitions myself.When the installer kept reminding me sthing's wrong then I realised it's BIOS' fault
(DIR) Post #AiJzBRHeRVEcwy6kEK by adamw@fosstodon.org
2024-05-27T15:59:41Z
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@aral it's not really possible to do a UEFI native install when booted in CSM mode - it's literally not possible for the installer to write a UEFI bootloader entry, the firmware does not expose the necessary interfaces.we could make it possible to do a BIOS native install from a UEFI boot, I guess, but it seems like a weird thing to do.
(DIR) Post #AiK0BXaD7bgQRQOvfk by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-05-27T16:10:53Z
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@eobet Not something I use, sorry + good luck :(
(DIR) Post #AiK0Ego7HZfjv1PHv6 by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-05-27T16:11:28Z
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@adamw Ah, didn’t realise it was a hardware limitation. Makes sense, then.
(DIR) Post #AiK1Q81gWWq3TZlugS by uhuru@libretooth.gr
2024-05-27T16:24:44Z
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@aral imho, if you were installing linux distros on decade+ hardware, you'd probably like it the other way round... :)
(DIR) Post #AiK3Wwk54jAgPmuspk by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-05-27T16:48:18Z
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@kevin Apparently not: https://mastodon.ar.al/@adamw@fosstodon.org/112513881329157555
(DIR) Post #AiK62uJ9rRNe2YgvOy by lewiscowles1986@phpc.social
2024-05-27T17:16:35Z
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@aral feels like it belongs under "expert install" as most folks don't know how to troubleshoot failed EFI
(DIR) Post #AiLLgSr52gLAwzq38K by Orca@nya.one
2024-05-27T22:33:45.519Z
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@aral@mastodon.ar.al Performing a legacy install on UEFI platforms or performing a UEFI install on BIOS platforms sounds moot. You can't boot it after installation (Unless you enabled CSM for BIOS install which, unfortunatelly made it much more complex to boot a hybrid medium). 🤔It should be made clear on the interface, though. Yes.
(DIR) Post #AiLLgULbUgLnZx7wLg by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2024-05-28T07:46:27Z
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@Orca My experience: BIOS allows both legacy boot and UEFI. BIOS instructions (incorrectly) state that legacy boot must be turned on to boot from USB. When legacy boot is on the USB stick is shown under both legacy and UEFI sections. The latter, for me, was less apparent so I chose the first option by mistake. Anyway, this is why the first option for folks switching to Linux should be to buy a PC with it preinstalled. Installing an OS will always be an enthusiasts game.