UEFI Secure Boot GPT

3/26/2013 6:36:54 PM

k

3/26/2013 8:34:32 PM

My guess is that the manufacturer of your Windows 8 machine didn't provide a way to disable SecureBoot.

3/26/2013 8:57:12 PM

You are correct....

3/26/2013 10:04:02 PM

well let's hope for the jailbreak

3/27/2013 12:55:55 AM

Seriously. It was a pain in the ass to install Ubuntu.

If I couldn't disable Secure Boot, I would've thrown the laptop in the trash.

3/27/2013 1:00:01 AM

There may be hope for you: http://blog.hansenpartnership.com/lca2013-and-rearchitecting-secure-boot/

3/27/2013 4:10:56 PM

what is Secure Boot in real person language

3/27/2013 9:23:59 PM

Seriously. Fuck Microsoft.

3/27/2013 9:38:41 PM

^^It's something that lets only certain operating systems load, so malware can't hijack the process (and neither can operating systems that aren't somehow pre-approved).

3/27/2013 10:00:34 PM

They are trying to prevent people from installing Linux on a computer that was bought with windows 8

3/27/2013 10:02:07 PM

Lol, cant install a free OS and delete the one that you have a paid license for with your PC.

3/28/2013 10:57:40 AM

I got linux installed on my new UEFI laptop, but it hosed the Windows 8 install. Haven't missed it, really.

3/28/2013 11:03:10 AM

this is the kind of shit that made Ernie quit

3/28/2013 12:28:08 PM

The Linux Foundation has tried to make a workaround; IDK whether it actually works: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/10/linux-foundation-to-offer-signed-solution-for-uefi-secure-boot-conundrum/

3/28/2013 11:48:47 PM