[vfio-users] Checking for EFI and general questions

[Jens Zimmermann]

Thanks Ryan. I will do what you suggested. Just in case they do not comply
with my request, would it be possible to flash a uefi bios from a different
750 Ti on my card?

Kind regards,

Jens

2015-11-20 15:49 GMT+01:00 Ryan Flagler <ryan.flagler at gmail.com>:

> From some quick googling, I would be inclined to say that your card does
> NOT have a uefi bios. No product documentation anywhere mentions it, no
> reviews mention it, and the bios files listed on techpowerup list it as
> incompatible. Your only recourse is to contact the manufacturer and see if
> they have a uefi compatible bios you can flash it with. I know some
> companies (EVGA and MSI) will send one to you even though they don't ship
> with it.
>
> Good luck.
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 4:52 AM Jens Zimmermann <
> zimmermannjens888 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 2015-11-19 18:50 GMT+01:00 Ryan Flagler <ryan.flagler at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Can you send the exact make/model of your GPU? Unfortunately, not all
>>> manufacturers include a UEFI compatible bios. We can't always assume all
>>> cards are created equal.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 11:49 AM Okky Hendriansyah <okky at nostratech.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry, pushed the send button too early. :/
>>>> I was going to say, if you follow Alex’s guide, you should be fine.
>>>>
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>> Hey guys,
>>
>> thank your for your replies! Yes, I plan to install a new distro on the
>> new PC, probably Arch or Manjaro with kernel 4.1.x (as long as 4.2.x seems
>> to be broken).
>>
>> The GPU model is a Palit GeForce GTX750Ti StormX OC 2GB GDDR5. Hardinfo
>> tells me: NVIDIA Corporation GM107 [GeForce GTX 750 Ti] (rev a2) (prog-if
>> 00 [VGA controller])
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jens
>>
>
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