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Re: [PATCH v3] templates: Output a menu entry for firmware setup on UEFI
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Daniel Kiper |
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Re: [PATCH v3] templates: Output a menu entry for firmware setup on UEFI FastBoot systems |
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Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:32:33 +0200 |
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 12:32:17PM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> From: Steve Langasek <address@hidden>
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> The fwsetup command allows to reboot into the EFI firmware setup menu, add
> a template to include a menu entry on EFI systems that makes use of that
> command to reboot into the EFI firmware settings.
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> This is useful for users since the hotkey to enter into the EFI setup menu
> may not be the same on all systems so users can use the menu entry without
> needing to figure out what key needs to be pressed.
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> Also, if fastboot is enabled in the BIOS then often it is not possible to
> enter the firmware setup menu. So the entry is again useful for this case.
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> Signed-off-by: Steve Langasek <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Dimitri John Ledkov <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <address@hidden>
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <address@hidden>
If there are no objection I will take this patch next week.
Daniel