Re: Weird behaviour of Intel Nuc's

On 17/11/14 12:40, DaZZa wrote:
> On 17 November 2014 12:22, James Linder <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> The install wasn't really the problem (once I got a version of Linux
>>> and the BIOS updated) - just cloning it.
>>>
>>> I think it came down to the UEFI stuff not liking being cloned.
>>
>> I have dd’d A disk in and out succesfully but even 2 samsung 120G
>> flash disks are not identical and dd did not work.
>>
>> The whole EFI business is tricky, try lots to get a solution or don’t
>> be innovative. The EFI scheme is not the same across motherboards
>> - my iMac, ASUS and NUCs all are different and need different care. caveat emptor.
> The dd worked fine - I could pull one storage device out, plug the
> other one in, and it booted no worries - it was just when I moved them
> between different NUC's (identical spec, down to BIOS version) that it
> failed.
>
> I was being lazy and trying to save myself doing another install - I
> ended up costing myself double the time it would have taken to install
> again in the first place.
>
> I have to admit, this is the first time I've come across a UEFI
> enabled device - live and learn.
>
> DaZZa
I wonder what would happen if you did some kind of a diff between the 
installs.

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