On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Lars Noodén <lars.noo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm reading that the restricted boot problems are far from solved and > that some of the early hardware [1] in particular objects to Linux. Can > anyone recommend brands or models of desktop (dinosaur) hardware that is > currently safe for Debian? I've installed Ubuntu on four secure-boot laptops without a problem. > [1] "As it turned out, almost all of the Windows 8 machines > that first appeared had Secure Boot implemented in such > a way that Linux was locked out. Workarounds have > appeared, but..." This is nonsense (where are his references? FUD!). There have been problems (see [A] below) but... (The Samsung problem is an EFI problem not an SB one.) [A] http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/22028.html > http://ostatic.com/blog/torvalds-windows-8-secure-boot-tantrum-leads-back-to-microsofts-moves#buzz This story isn't about secure boot not working, it's about a request to allow MS-signed binaries to be added on-the-fly as kernel modules. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sy-rtrkaxt9zlcn9zj5nsmzytoxx79mz-b021odpad...@mail.gmail.com
