As far as other distros go - can anyone confirm if any distros other
than Ubuntu have the signed kernel and UEFI bootloader required to
ensure Secure Boot can remain enabled on the machine? Not everyone will
necessarily be bothered by needing to disable Secure Boot, but some OEMs
make it pretty ard
*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
As of now, Ubuntu and other major Linux distributions do not support the
use of a 32-bit EFI bootloader on UEFI machines. This has become
extremely problematic due to the popularity of Intel Atom-based tablets
and compact
@jokker: You can boot 64-bit Ubuntu on the Switch 10 (or any other Bay
Trail Atom device) using 32-bit GRUB. You will need to compile GRUB
yourself. The easiest way to accomplish this is to copy the 32-bit UEFI
bootloader from a GParted LiveCD to your Ubuntu LiveUSB media, turn off
Secure Boot on y
The 32-bit image will only work with Secure Boot turned off and legacy
or CSM boot enabled in your device's UEFI. I don't remember off the top
of my head if the X205TA offers this ability, but I'm pretty sure it
does.
You might be better off using Windows until 64-bit Ubuntu is stable,
tbh. Window
I have an Acer Switch 10 with a 32-bit UEFI. I installed 32-bit UEFI
GRUB and was able to boot 64-bit Ubuntu. It definitely was not 32-bit
Ubuntu - I was specifically using a 64-bit installer/LiveCD.
I can confirm definitively that a machine with 32-bit firmware can
absolutely boot a 64-bit operat
ETA: whether or not the 64-bit OS can make calls to the 32-bit UEFI
doesn't prevent the OS from booting.
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Title:
32-Bit UEFI bootloader support n
That's what we've been saying since this ticket - and others like it -
was filed.
It is *confirmed* to be possible to install a 32-bit UEFI GRUB and
install and boot a 64-bit kernel. It's been done multiple times, right
now by manually compiling and using a 32-bit UEFI GRUB bootloader. I
can't spe
This is going to continue to be a problem. Its breadth will increase as
more and more people attempt to install Ubuntu on any Atom-based device.
The Intel Atom platform by design uses a 32-bit UEFI environment. These
devices ship with 32-bit Windows 8.1 installed, because 64-bit Windows
uses signi
