> Hello list,
>
> Has anyone managed to set dual boot on an UEFI box with "secure boot" left
> enabled? If the answer is yes, are there some instructions how to achieve
> that?
>
> I am trying to install -current on a Lenovo Y400 notebook, leaving
> pre-installed windows 8 intact, as per the wishes of the owner of the box.
>
> Thanks in advance for your responses
>
>
Well if it's like my Y400 you wont have a supported network driver for
wired or wireless. Only way around that is to replace the built in
wireless mini-pci card. However, the BIOS has a hardware whitelist that is
still on even when the secure boot crap is off... The laptop will not boot
if it detects hardware not in the whitelist. So basically if you want to
use it with anything other than windblows 8 you have to install the hacked
BIOS you can find on the web for these laptops... On a good note, this
allows you to access hardware virtualization (it is disabled in the
factory BIOS).
Sorry, just a sad note on the future of crappy preparatory BS that is
going to happen with UEFI. My advice: Boycott manufactures that wont let
you do what you want with equipment that you purchase. Hopefully there
will still be some in a few years.
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