I just did a Linux install on Saturday that was an interesting effort. If you're familiar with getting into the BIOS on most computers, you probably figure that the keypress on the keyboard to do this is either DEL, F1, or F2. Not on this laptop, though. On this laptop it's a secret button on the /side/ of the laptop, which requires a small object like a pen to press it -- and this button's existence or how to get into the BIOS isn't even mentioned in any of the documentation that comes with it. And it's /required/ to get into the UEFI BIOS in order to turn SecureBoot off in order to install Linux. After we did, post-install Windows 8 refused to boot becuse the MBR was modified.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694388 Anyone else run into this? -- Chris -- Chris Knadle [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Dec 5 - SysAdmin Panel Jan 9 - High Performance Computing Feb 6 - Raspberry Pi
