the first release will be almost the same as debian with the exception
of packages needing systemd. after that i dont know but we would need
hardware to test on to make any direct changes.

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Robert Storey <robert.storey@???> wrote:
> Hello everyone. This is my first post, though I've been lurking on the
> mailing list for awhile. Until now I've been content to shut up and let more
> knowledgeable folks discuss the technical details, but today I encountered
> an issue which hasn't been discussed here yet: support for UEFI boot (as
> opposed to BIOS) and a hard disk partitioned as GPT (as opposed to MBR).
>
> I have two computers, one desktop and one laptop, and before today I kept
> them both partitioned MBR style. Both are set up for multi-booting different
> Linux distros, particularly important now that I'm looking to experiment
> with alternatives to Debian since it got infected with systemd.
>
> Anyway, today I decided that it was about time I switched from MBR to GPT,
> so I went ahead and did that (for the laptop only). Took me most of the day
> to get that working since I've had no previous experience with GPT. I
> discovered that in order to do this, I had to turn off CSM/legacy options to
> prevent accidentally booting in BIOS - getting GPT to work seems to require
> using UEFI to boot. Note that I did NOT turn on secure boot - it is
> disabled.
>
> Another thing I discovered is that I couldn't get Debian to install (or even
> boot from a USB stick) once I had configured the hard drive with GPT. I
> wound up installing Ubuntu successfully. I learned that it was necessary to
> add a boot manager (aside from Grub2, which acts as a boot loader) - I chose
> to use "rEFInd." If you're not already familiar with rEFInd, you can find
> out all about it here: http://www.rodsbooks.com/refind/
>
> Anyway, the important point is that Debian with UEFI/GPT was a disaster.
> Since I was setting up for multi-booting, I tried a number of other distros,
> and found that the problem is not limited to Debian. PCLinuxOS also failed
> to boot, even from a memory stick. Slackware Linux installed just fine.
> However, Salix (which is a Slackware derivative boasting a fancy live CD
> interface) had problems - it booted, but couldn't start Xorg.
>
> So the purpose of my post today is to plead with the developers to make sure
> that Devuan will work fine on UEFI/GPT, unlike Debian which seems to choke
> on it.
>
> Thank you for this mailing list, and the great work you are doing on Devuan.
>
> best regards,
> Robert Storey
>
>
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