On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 4:18 PM Florian Weimer <[email protected]> wrote:

> * Chris Murphy:
>
> > On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 2:54 AM Florian Weimer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> * Chris Murphy:
> >>
> >> > On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 9:56 AM Florian Weimer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> * Peter Robinson:
> >> >>
> >> >> > This is out of context here because you can disable Secure Boot but
> >> >> > still use UEFI to make that work. You're trying to link to
> different
> >> >> > problems together.
> >> >>
> >> >> I think there's firmware out there which enables Secure Boot
> >> >> unconditionally in UEFI mode, but still has CSM support.
> >> >
> >> > The UEFI spec makes CSM and Secure Boot mutually exclusive. CSM
> >> > enabled renders Secure Boot impossible. So I'm not sure how the
> >> > firmware can simultaneously enforce Secure Boot, but then permit the
> >> > loading of non-compliant bootloaders.
> >>
> >> I meant that without CSM, Secure Boot is always enabled.  I don't know
> >> if Fedora UEFI installations work on such systems when CSM is enabled.
> >
> > CSM enabled systems get a BIOS GRUB installation just as if it was a
> > system without UEFI. The system gets an MBR, GRUB boot code in MBR,
> > GRUB stage 2 in the MBR gap, etc.
>
> Okay, then Secure Boot is mandatory on these systems as far as Fedora is
> concerned once Fedora removes BIOS support, just as I suspected.
>

There are some Acer systems that make it harder to disable secure boot, but
it's still possible. I've not heard of cases where you cannot at all
disable secure boot.


> Thanks,
> Florian
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