From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Phillip Susi Subject: Re: Setup Recommendation on UEFI/GRUB/RAID1/LVM Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:15:22 -0400 Message-ID: <87d07wr8z9.fsf@vps.thesusis.net> References: <87h7xhemk2.fsf@esperi.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: In-reply-to: <87h7xhemk2.fsf@esperi.org.uk> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Nix Cc: Stefanie Leisestreichler , G , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Nix writes: > Agreed. I avoided GPT like the plague for ages (shoddy early-2010s > motherboard firmware), but once I switched to it it was so much easier > to manage than old-style BIOS, and so much easier to deal with when > disaster struck, that I'd never consider going back. Does the BIOS have > anything like an EFI shell? No, no it doesn't. Can you hack your own My current and previous motherboard with UEFI boot support did not come with the shell. I once tried downloading one and running it but never could find anything useful to do with it. I also haven't ever been able to find any useful UEFI drivers or programs. > Can you play DOOM before the OS starts in your BIOS-based system -- oh > wait, sane people don't do that, do they. But you can't get higher > availability for truly important functions than that! > OMG!