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Raw EDK2 doesn't really need variables at all (in fact if you use it as a coreboot payload, persistentce is not implemented whatsoever, at least as of.. some ti
by floatboth 6y ago
Raw EDK2 doesn't really need variables at all (in fact if you use it as a coreboot payload, persistentce is not implemented whatsoever, at least as of.. some time ago).
Various crap bolted on by AMI and the OEMs… well, YMMV – remember these laptops where someone did rm -rf with mounted efivarfs on Linux and that bricked it because it just refused to boot without the variables :D
- spijdar 6y agoI can believe that sadly :/ UEFI implementations range from pretty good to absolute crap. My newest Dell has at least been mostly decent, but an older Dell has so many issues with the firmware, it's unbelievable. Not that it (worn out flash) is gonna be a problem in practice, anyway. Neither will the M1's inability to boot without the internal drive. Like Marcan said, it's not really likely to die in realistic use within a pretty long lifespan, I just find these sorts of shortcomings/regressions ... disappointing. I get the various reasons why, it's just annoying.