Repository :
http://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/docs/multiboot-guide.git
On branch : master
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commit 30e19bd6095ef423c87f5ed24c36e9dfd4d290dd
Author: Pete Travis <immanetize(a)fedoraproject.org>
Date: Thu Feb 13 22:06:37 2014 -0700
Minor adjustments to bios/uefi comparison
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en-US/BOOT-BIOS_or_UEFI.xml | 11 ++++++++---
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en-US/BOOT-BIOS_or_UEFI.xml b/en-US/BOOT-BIOS_or_UEFI.xml
index c9b6649..92b565c 100644
--- a/en-US/BOOT-BIOS_or_UEFI.xml
+++ b/en-US/BOOT-BIOS_or_UEFI.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- 32 bit systems are almost always BIOS.
+ 32 bit systems are almost always BIOS. ( UEFI booting of 32 bit systems is not
supported by Fedora )
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
<note>
<title>The term <literal>BIOS</literal> is still used with UEFI
systems</title>
<para>
- Because BIOS systems have been around for so long, the term
<literal>BIOS</literal> is often used to describe UEFI systems as well.
Manufacturers might list system firmware updates as <literal>BIOS
updates</literal> or provide directions to <literal>enter the BIOS setup
menu</literal>. The word has come to represent the pre-OS menu on your computer as
much as the actual software, but it doesn't mean that your system is not UEFI
capable.
+ Because BIOS systems have been around for so long, the term
<literal>BIOS</literal> is often used to describe UEFI systems as well.
Manufacturers might list system firmware updates as <literal>BIOS
updates</literal> or provide directions to <literal>enter the BIOS setup
menu</literal>. The word has come to represent the pre-OS menu on your computer as
much as the actual software, but your system may still be UEFI capable.
</para>
</note>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The system's boot menu gives you the option of booting via UEFI or not, with
entries like these:
+ The system's boot menu gives you the option of booting media via UEFI, or has
boot options describing operating systems instead of just physical drives. The boot order
menu might look like this:
+
<screen>
UEFI: Generic USB Stick
Generic USB Stick
+ UEFI: DVD-RW Drive
+ DVD-RW Drive
+ Fedora
+ Windows
</screen>
</para>
</listitem>