[Bradford] Fwd: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put linux on! - Mike Hawkridge

[Dick Thomas]

isn't there a setting in the uefi to disable the security?
On 31 Dec 2012 18:49, "John R. Hudson" <j.r.hudson at virginmedia.com> wrote:

> Matthew Garrett of RedHat has released a UEFI shim but not sure whether
> it will solve your problem:
>
> https://github.com/mjg59/shim
>
> SUSE developers are working on a more sophisticated one but AFAIK that
> hasn't been released.
>
> John
> --
> On Mon, 2012-12-31 at 17:29 +0000, Brian wrote:
> > I've just found this which I think describes the situation. I think
> > they need to set the EU onto Microsoft.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/
> >
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> > From: Brian <bradlug at techchico.org.uk>
> > To: BradfordLinuxUserGroup <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012, 17:12
> > Subject: Re: [Bradford] Fwd: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put
> > linux on! - Mike Hawkridge
> >
> >
> > I can't pretend to know how to solve this but I have certainly heard
> > quite a lot about it in podcasts. As I understand it The Linux
> > Foundation(TLF)  is trying to bring about an easy way to solve this
> > UEFI debacle. Although there is a regulatory body involved it seems
> > that Microsoft has a hand in it and it appears that they are taking
> > their time over it.
> > The idea is that TLF will have a key that can be used on all Linux
> > distributions. The last I heard about the progress of this was back in
> > November.
> >
> > The advice, in the meantime, is to disable the UEFI, which, afaik,
> > means a physical configuration on the motherboard - if the motherboard
> > concerned has the facility to disable it.
> > Canonical were going to use a different method of solving this but now
> > it is 'up in the air'.
> > IMHO I don't think that Microsoft should be allowed to have any
> > control over this - it should be left to the regulatory body,
> > otherwise we are back to a similar situation that used to exist
> > between BT and it's rivals before BT was split up.
> >
> > Brian
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > ______________________________________________________________________
> > From: David Carpenter <david.carpenter at nornir.co.uk>
> > To: "bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk" <bradford at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012, 16:16
> > Subject: [Bradford] Fwd: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put linux
> > on! - Mike Hawkridge
> >
> >
> > Hi. Can anyone offer advice to Michael below.
> >
> > Sorry this has taken a while to get posted Michael - holidays!
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Michael Hawkridge <guanohawk at gmail.com>
> > Date: 28 December 2012 10:03
> > Subject: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put linux on! - Mike
> > Hawkridge
> > To: admin at bradlug.co.uk
> >
> >
> > I'm a member of Bradlug but I've only just registered with facebook as
> > no one seems to use the forum anymore. I bought a Fujitsu LifeBook
> > with Win8 on it for my daughter in law and of course should have
> > realized that the thing has the bloody security protected Uefi boot
> > loader on it. I need help and am prepared to pay for time and trouble.
> > Mike.
> >
> > On 28 December 2012 10:03, Michael Hawkridge <guanohawk at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > I'm a member of Bradlug but I've only just registered with facebook
> > as no
> > > one seems to use the forum anymore. I bought a Fujitsu LifeBook
> > with Win8
> > > on it for my daughter in law and of course should have realized that
> > the
> > > thing has the bloody security protected Uefi boot loader on it. I
> > need help
> > > and am prepared to pay for time and trouble. Mike.
> >
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