After successfull UEFI setup: BIOS Boot File Selection

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I don’t have an explanation other than it depends on your BIOS implementation on how it decides to find/boot EFI loaders. The UEFI spec leaves a lot open to interpretation and implementation, which is one reason some boards have a harder time booting a non-Windows OS.

In addition, I feel the need to mention this to supplement the “boot order” text I wrote in case some users concerned about boot security see where the “vulnerabilities” can exist:

  • Qubes does not support (UEFI) Secure Boot0, but there is progress with Trammell Hudson’s safeboot1,2
  • Anti Evil Maid3 is available if booting with legacy BIOS, but requires an Intel CPU (and chipset) that supports Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) and a TPM(1.2).
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