Loading Slackware 14.1 with a UEFI Bios.
 

Hello,

I have a newer DELL computer that has a UEFI BIOS Config. This newer machine does not have a option
for LEGACY BIOS. Therefore I can not choose the installed DVD Drive to load Slackware as a dual boot unit.
I have to use 14.1. I have the hard drive partitioned for it, so how do I load it.

Thanks.

Regards,

jefsa

Prepare an installation USB drive, and use it to install the operating system.

However, I do not see the reason why you prefer 14.1 instead of 14.2.

Even the newer Slackware 14.2 has a venerable age of 5 years, already...

Anyway, IF your box is so new that it does not have CSM (legacy BIOS option) anymore, probably even Slackware 14.2 is too old for it, and you will end with slackware-current or the future Slackware 15.0

Loading Slackware 14.1 with a UEFI Bios.
 

Slackware 14.1 has elilo and can boot on an EFI-only machine.

You need to figure out which F key to press to bring up a boot menu. On my Dell, it's F10. Press it when the Dell logo first appears on the screen and you should be given the option to boot the DVD.

Does it have an option to disable secure boot?

Slackware 14.1 and UEFI
 

Hello All,

The rest of the machines I maintain have 14.1 installed. I am not in the position to upgrade to 14.2.
When I go into the BIOS under Boot Sequence I receive three options: Windows Boot Manager, Onboard NIC(IPV4), and
Onboard NIC(IPV6).

There is no option for LEGACY or for the DVD Drive. Yes I do have a Secure Boot Option which I have disabled but
it makes no difference.

Thanks.

Regards,

jefsa

You will have to use 64bit instead of 32bit if that is what your using.

Any DVD drive will function if you have a compatible port whether that's SATA (or eSATA) or USB. Port adapters will suffice. Some isos will boot even without legacy support. Most BIOSes/UEFIs still have legacy support.

Any modern UEFI/BIOS I have seen no longer calls "MBR awareness and function" as "Legacy". It is called "CSM". Look for that in the "Boot" subsection and "Chipset" subsections of your specific UEFI/BIOS application. ... OR... get your motherboard's full Manual or web search your motherboards model name plus "BIOS" and possibly add "CSM". If you intend to search online rather than from within your "Bios Setup" application it may work better to search using the firmware brand and version eg: "Award 2.39" or "AMI 3.92". Your BIOS Setup will identify what you're currently running.

However Dell is notorious for minimizing deep info availability to end users, usually to minimize service calls, so you may need to contact Dell Support. One spark of hope is that Dell has from time to time actively supported Linux.