Re: [Dorset] UEFI help
Hi Greg, > Can I be confident that if I disable the secure boot that both Win 10 > and Linux will run? https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_sarah_cinnamon.php says UEFI is fully supported. Linux Mint is not certified by Microsoft (and should not need to be). If your computer is using "secureBoot", turn it off. Note: If you really need secureBoot, you will need to use rEFInd and sign the kernel with a MOK). That doesn't answer the Windows side of the question, but I don't suppose later Mints have regressed. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2017-09-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] UEFI help
Does the problem still exist? Can I be confident that if I disable the secure boot that both Win 10 and Linux will run? In my experience, you might have to disable quickboot as well, as Windows likes to leave stuff in RAM on shutdown. Are there any particular makes of laptop that should be avoided in the context. Not sure what to avoid, but I know Dell likes supporting Linux in their products toba certain extent, so customer support might be better there. Greetings: Rafi -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2017-09-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
Re: [Dorset] UEFI help
On 20/08/17 18:03, greg oconnell via dorset wrote: Can I be confident that if I disable the secure boot that both Win 10 and Linux will run? That should be all that's needed. Ubuntu even has signed EFI binaries so they work with SecureBoot and Microsoft's public key. I'm not sure if Linux Mint has that. -- Andrew. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2017-09-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
[Dorset] UEFI help
I have an Acer laptop running Win 7 and dual booted with Linux Mint. The PC is starting to fall apart so I need to buy a new one. Any new purchase will come with Win 10. I am aware that with the launch of Win 8 PCs BIOS was replaced with UEFI and I saw various discussions at the time on the web about its impact on installing Linux. I wrote to Acer tech support but their response was not helpful, it included "We do not support the Linux OS ." Does the problem still exist? Can I be confident that if I disable the secure boot that both Win 10 and Linux will run?Are there any particular makes of laptop that should be avoided in the context. Greg -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2017-09-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk / CHECK IF YOU'RE REPLYING Reporting bugs well: http://goo.gl/4Xue / TO THE LIST OR THE AUTHOR
