Hi all, at least I could return the "faulty" device without problem.
Leaves me with the question what else I can buy.. BTW: Lenovo Ideapad 100S is more a generic than an exact model description. Some come with Windows 8, some with 10, and the booting is different. Regards Peter On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Peter Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 100S before Christmas. My old netbook is not > reliable (loose LVDS connector inside the glued screen frame, it seems) and > I need a lightweight and trustworthy laptop when on call. > > So the idea was installing a proper OS on it but the UEFI is castrated to > a point that I cannot even boot from USB (after SecureBoot is off). > > "System does not have any USB boot option" I get if I jump through all > hoops and restart with USB device chosen. > > With a 32GB eMMC I do not have an option to replace that either it > seems..(or do I have another option?) > > So I went to the Lenovo support website. A form with e-mail support - but > the submit button does not work. Firefox is specifically mentioned as > compatible with this website. > > Okay, chat. > > The support apologized for the system limitations and recommended to > return it to the shop. > > Well, I will try my luck with this in my hands. > > I claimed that the device violates UEFI specification. Well, I actually do > not know,and it may a bit bogus: > > http://www.uefi.org/faq > --- > Can all systems disable UEFI Secure Boot? > > While it is designed to protect the system by only allowing authenticated > binaries in the boot process, UEFI Secure Boot is an optional feature for > most general-purpose systems. By default, UEFI Secure Boot can be disabled > on the majority of general-purpose machines. It is up to the system vendors > to decide which system policies are implemented on a given machine. > However, there are a few cases—such as with kiosks, ATM or subsidized > device deployments—in which, for security reasons, the owner of that system > doesn’t want the system changed. > > --- > > It does not mention the range of devices to boot from at all. > > My wife has another Lenovo netbook bought half a year earlier where I am > able to boot from USB (well, the FreeBSD 10.2 UEFI memstick kernel panics > shortly after that but that may have another reason). > > In general, I see the lockdown as a serious threat for open source. > > I wonder whether there are ways to alert the ACCC or other venues. > > At least locked down devices should be clearly marked to be aware of this. > > Any ideas in that regard? Should we do something on organisational level > (via Linux Australia)? > > I think this is serious. We loose the ability to run open source on modern > hardware completely, if we do not act, I think. > > Regards > > Peter > > >
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