If I screw up the partitioning on a UEFI system, will it be bricked?

theironknuckle · 2013-05-27 12:08:10

I'm super keen to install on my eee pc seashell r011cx, but I hesitate to jump straight in because I can't find a simple answer to the question in the title. This "system partition" has me worried. What happens if I wipe it?

edit: note, if it helps. i have no interest in dual booting windows or ubuntus or any thing else. this little netbook is going to be pure arch.

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graysky · 2013-05-27 12:09:39

No idea what you're talking about 'system partition.' Is this something the vendor did? Is there where your non-media licensed version of windows resides?

theironknuckle · 2013-05-27 12:21:06

Ok I'll rephrase. Every other time I've installed linux I've just gone ahead and assumed that the computer has a fairly standard BIOS. All of a sudden it turns out that there's this thing called UEFI and I'm not sure if it's something I can safely ignore.

I just want to go in, set up my partitions and filesystems and install, but the impression I get is that if I do this blindly the computer will brick due to some UEFI wizardry not happening

MilenKid · 2013-05-27 12:22:21

Usually not, if you are referring what I think you are. "system partition" is the partition with the vendor's made system image, the one you use when you want a fresh reinstall? If yes, you can delete it safely. If no, I don't know.

To be safe, boot from a live CD and check what is on that partition. If you see windows image (or any other system you have by default), you can delete it. I did for my Dell 1501 netbook.

theironknuckle · 2013-05-27 12:29:54

The system partition I'm referring to is described here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … _Partition

There's no windows on this pc. I wiped it off months ago. The hard drive is empty of any bootable operating system.

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graysky · 2013-05-27 12:43:24

If that is your fat32 partition, there is no need to nuke and repartition it. Just let Grub or whatever bootloader you choose put its firmware there.

lucke · 2013-05-27 12:44:59

As far as I understand it, you need a UEFI partition to boot on UEFI systems. If you don't have it, you create it. If you wipe it, you recreate it. If you have it and have some Windows leftovers there, you can remove them.

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If I screw up the partitioning on a UEFI system, will it be bricked?

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