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[Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 25/05/13 16:59, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I suggest that we try to make a Lubuntu iso file, that can boot in
> 'all' computers with intel/amd CPUs.
Why? I fail to see any benefit from this.

> It used to be possible with 32-bit systems, but now there are more
> and more UEFI systems, which need a 64-bit version to boot. Many of
> them can be switched between UEFI and CSM, but some are locked to
> UEFI. This limits the portability of live CD/USB drives and
> persistent live USB drives, they work
>
> - either 32-bits iso files for 'all' non-uefi systems - or 64-bits
> iso files for 'all' 64-bit systems.
Which seems perfectly reasonable to me.


> What would be needed to make a 32-bit system 'licensed' to run in
> UEFI?
What makes you think you need anything licensed to boot with UEFI?

> I tried recently with a grub2 and iso system in a USB pendrive. I
> could boot it in my Toshiba with UEFI (with a complaint, but it
> booted), but after booting into Windows, the 'grub2 and iso pendrive'
> was no longer bootable. Maybe it was blacklisted by some UEFI
> janitor, maybe something was overwritten. So I think such a generally
> portable live system needs to be created in a professional way with
> the licensing tools, that are used in the 64-bit iso files.
With out any error messages etc. this could be totally unrelated to UEFI.


> I think an iso for 'all' intel/amd computers would be interesting
> also for Xubuntu.
>
> I'm willing to test it in low-end and high-end computers, but I
> don't know how to create it.
>
> Best regards Nio


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Steve