suitability of particular live iso

[rudra]

I am planning to buy a ASUS X200MA 2GB DDR3 Ram Netbook and install Debian Live. My problem is shall I install a 32-bit or a 64-bit OS? Thanks for suggestion? A 2nd question is how shall I access the boot menu, F12 or what? I did not find an exact answer to this 2nd question from Google.

[kedaha]

Can you upgrade the RAM from 2G to 4G or is there no extra slot available?
If you decide to buy it, ask them in the store if you can have a quick look at the BIOS. It's likely to be either by pressing the Delete Key or F12 .

[rudra]

@Kedaha, Since I'm planning to buy online I doubt if the Ram can be increased. About áccessibibility of bios, google gave either F12 or F2. I presume when the machine is switching on that will be shown on the right hand top corner of the screen, as occurs on my Dell Vostro laptop.

[debiman]

preferably 64 bit but both is possible.

[sunrat]

Debian live will not install to a UEFI boot system. Either go to the setup menu and switch to Legacy (CSM) boot, or download and install from a Debian installer image if you want UEFI boot.

[rudra]

how shall i disable uefi?

[GarryRicketson]

Debian live will not install to a UEFI boot system. Either go to the setup menu and switch to Legacy (CSM) boot, or download and install from a Debian installer image if you want UEFI boot.

Sunrat answered that in a simple, clear way,

go to the setup menu and switch to Legacy (CSM) boot

But if the OP needs more details, a little effort on their part is needed.
How switch to Legacy (CSM) boot
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how shall i disable uefi?

For a Debian system how to disable uefi?
https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/ ... 06.html.en

I avoid the problem by not buying any computer that has that crap on it to start with. But that would be another topic.
I wouldn't even think about buying a "asus" either,...but that is besides the point.

[alan stone]

how shall I access the boot menu, F12 or what? I did not find an exact answer to this 2nd question from Google.

How about searching the manufacturer's website for the product model instead: see here?

[rudra]

How about this Dell Inspiron 15 3000 and then replacing the pre-installed ubuntu by debian?

[debiman]

How about this Dell Inspiron 15 3000 and then replacing the pre-installed ubuntu by debian?

i think it's plain rude how you ask a question, completely disregard advice & answers, and instead just ask a new, unrelated question.
you did that at least twice now in this thread.
why should anyone bother to answer if you just disregard it?

[stevepusser]

Debian live will not install to a UEFI boot system. Either go to the setup menu and switch to Legacy (CSM) boot, or download and install from a Debian installer image if you want UEFI boot.

Sunrat answered that in a simple, clear way,

go to the setup menu and switch to Legacy (CSM) boot

But if the OP needs more details, a little effort on their part is needed.
How switch to Legacy (CSM) boot
====

how shall i disable uefi?

For a Debian system how to disable uefi?
https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/ ... 06.html.en

I avoid the problem by not buying any computer that has that crap on it to start with. But that would be another topic.
I wouldn't even think about buying a "asus" either,...but that is besides the point.

Aww, Garry, why the hating on Asus? I think you can search for a long,long, long time before you will find any new hardware from any OEM that doesn't have UEFI. As far as I know, Asus hasn't pulled any evil stunts with preinstalled software like Lenovo has been caught doing.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

why the hating on Asus?

Speaking personally, I would recommend against ASUS motherboards.

I have assisted in too many threads on too many forums in which the ASUS motherboard firmware refused to boot anything other than the Microsoft .efi loader: this is in direct violation of the UEFI specification — I remember one thread in which the OP had to return the firmware chip to ASUS and get it exchanged for one that actually complied with the UEFI standard.

Here is the most recent example:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=222449

Just my $0.02c, of course.

[stevepusser]

why the hating on Asus?

Speaking personally, I would recommend against ASUS motherboards.

I have assisted in too many threads on too many forums in which the ASUS motherboard firmware refused to boot anything other than the Microsoft .efi loader: this is in direct violation of the UEFI specification — I remember one thread in which the OP had to return the firmware chip to ASUS and get it exchanged for one that actually complied with the UEFI standard.

Here is the most recent example:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=222449

Just my $0.02c, of course.

Well, that certainly settles that question. Hate on, my friends!

[sunrat]

I have a friend who works in one of Melbourne's busiest computer parts shops. He advised me not to buy ASUS motherboards because of a high RMA rate. The graphics cards are great though, he said.
This fits with my personal experience over the last 15 years. One ASUS mobo, died just after warranty expired. Three Gigabyte mobos, all still working fine. Three ASUS graphics cards, all still working fine.