<p>There should be as its part of the Windows 8 certified PC specs.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 31, 2012 6:58 PM, "Dick Thomas" <<a href="mailto:Dick@xpd259.co.uk">Dick@xpd259.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p dir="ltr">isn't there a setting in the uefi to disable the security? </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 31 Dec 2012 18:49, "John R. Hudson" <<a href="mailto:j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com" target="_blank">j.r.hudson@virginmedia.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Matthew Garrett of RedHat has released a UEFI shim but not sure whether<br>
it will solve your problem:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://github.com/mjg59/shim" target="_blank">https://github.com/mjg59/shim</a><br>
<br>
SUSE developers are working on a more sophisticated one but AFAIK that<br>
hasn't been released.<br>
<br>
John<br>
--<br>
On Mon, 2012-12-31 at 17:29 +0000, Brian wrote:<br>
> I've just found this which I think describes the situation. I think<br>
> they need to set the EU onto Microsoft.<br>
><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/" target="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/linux-foundation-uefi-secure-boot-key-for-windows-8-pcs-delays-explained-7000007841/</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Brian<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ______________________________________________________________________<br>
> From: Brian <<a href="mailto:bradlug@techchico.org.uk" target="_blank">bradlug@techchico.org.uk</a>><br>
> To: BradfordLinuxUserGroup <<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br>
> Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012, 17:12<br>
> Subject: Re: [Bradford] Fwd: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put<br>
> linux on! - Mike Hawkridge<br>
><br>
><br>
> I can't pretend to know how to solve this but I have certainly heard<br>
> quite a lot about it in podcasts. As I understand it The Linux<br>
> Foundation(TLF) is trying to bring about an easy way to solve this<br>
> UEFI debacle. Although there is a regulatory body involved it seems<br>
> that Microsoft has a hand in it and it appears that they are taking<br>
> their time over it.<br>
> The idea is that TLF will have a key that can be used on all Linux<br>
> distributions. The last I heard about the progress of this was back in<br>
> November.<br>
><br>
> The advice, in the meantime, is to disable the UEFI, which, afaik,<br>
> means a physical configuration on the motherboard - if the motherboard<br>
> concerned has the facility to disable it.<br>
> Canonical were going to use a different method of solving this but now<br>
> it is 'up in the air'.<br>
> IMHO I don't think that Microsoft should be allowed to have any<br>
> control over this - it should be left to the regulatory body,<br>
> otherwise we are back to a similar situation that used to exist<br>
> between BT and it's rivals before BT was split up.<br>
><br>
> Brian<br>
><br>
><br>
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><br>
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><br>
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><br>
><br>
> ______________________________________________________________________<br>
> From: David Carpenter <<a href="mailto:david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk" target="_blank">david.carpenter@nornir.co.uk</a>><br>
> To: "<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>" <<a href="mailto:bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk" target="_blank">bradford@mailman.lug.org.uk</a>><br>
> Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012, 16:16<br>
> Subject: [Bradford] Fwd: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put linux<br>
> on! - Mike Hawkridge<br>
><br>
><br>
> Hi. Can anyone offer advice to Michael below.<br>
><br>
> Sorry this has taken a while to get posted Michael - holidays!<br>
><br>
> Cheers<br>
> David<br>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
> From: Michael Hawkridge <<a href="mailto:guanohawk@gmail.com" target="_blank">guanohawk@gmail.com</a>><br>
> Date: 28 December 2012 10:03<br>
> Subject: How to get windows8 of a laptop and put linux on! - Mike<br>
> Hawkridge<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:admin@bradlug.co.uk" target="_blank">admin@bradlug.co.uk</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> I'm a member of Bradlug but I've only just registered with facebook as<br>
> no one seems to use the forum anymore. I bought a Fujitsu LifeBook<br>
> with Win8 on it for my daughter in law and of course should have<br>
> realized that the thing has the bloody security protected Uefi boot<br>
> loader on it. I need help and am prepared to pay for time and trouble.<br>
> Mike.<br>
><br>
> On 28 December 2012 10:03, Michael Hawkridge <<a href="mailto:guanohawk@gmail.com" target="_blank">guanohawk@gmail.com</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> > I'm a member of Bradlug but I've only just registered with facebook<br>
> as no<br>
> > one seems to use the forum anymore. I bought a Fujitsu LifeBook<br>
> with Win8<br>
> > on it for my daughter in law and of course should have realized that<br>
> the<br>
> > thing has the bloody security protected Uefi boot loader on it. I<br>
> need help<br>
> > and am prepared to pay for time and trouble. Mike.<br>
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