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

[Nick Rhodes]

There should be as its part of the Windows 8 certified PC specs.
On Dec 31, 2012 6:58 PM, "Dick Thomas" <Dick at xpd259.co.uk> wrote:

> 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
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>> > ______________________________________________________________________
>> > 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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