[vfio-users] Checking for EFI and general questions

[Ryan Flagler]

I don't think that would be a wise idea. You may be able to find some
threads on generating a UEFI bios, but I've never ventured down that road
myself.

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:59 AM Jens Zimmermann <
zimmermannjens888 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> *Okky Hendriansyah*
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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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