[arch-general] UEFI experience - recommendations needed.

[LANGLOIS Olivier PIS -EXT]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: arch-general [mailto:arch-general-bounces at archlinux.org] On Behalf
> Of Mike Cloaked
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2013 3:24 PM
> To: General Discussion about Arch Linux
> Subject: [arch-general] UEFI experience - recommendations needed.

> I would be interested to hear from anyone with this kind of experience
> running arch - if it is useful the motherboard I am using is an Intel DQ77KB
> (which I intend to update with the latest BIOS firmware) and with the Intel i3-
> 3220T CPU.
>
> Thanks for any replies (and useful links)
>
> --
> mike c

Mike,

My first experience with Arch Linux has been to install it on a UEFI system (Asus P9X79 WS MB).

I have used grub-efi. At first, I was impressed with the fast boot time. However now that I have experience with several older BIOS based setup, I am now unsure by how much I can attribute the fast boot time to UEFI vs Arch slimness.

To be honest, I had 0 problem with installation and UEFI usage. Beside installation, there is very few noticeable difference between BIOS and UEFI. I have insisted to use it just because I had a MB capable of UEFI.

If you want to try UEFI, my advice is. Go for it, there is not much risk to do it but do not expect a big change. This won't shake your world!


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