On Friday 11 Nov 2011 21:45:08 James wrote: > Here is a quick description of how Redmond > intends to taint the bios on new products: > > http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-heavyweights-develop-secure-boot- > strategy
This I believe is on the cards for MSWindows 8 onwards. > So, recently I took a live-dvd-11.2 into Costco to check out a new > HP laptop (DV7-6178US). It would not boot the DVD. How > can I research if the UEFI bios is the issue? In the past the > live gentoo dvds have booted up most every (new) laptop I have tested. I suggest you try another latest version LiveCD, e.g. Knoppix, or SysrescueCD, or see if there is a way of getting up some boot menu that gives you the option to select the LiveCD? Someone who has experience with UEFI hopefully should be able to chime in here - there's AppleMac users frequenting this list too. > Sure I can purchase the laptop, bring it home and hack on > it, but, it would be much more straight forward if there > was a list of UEFI infected computers somewhere. (any lists?) I would not (but it's your money and your time of course). Instead I would complain to the shop - i.e. "why is this laptop boot menu not available to the user?" and perhaps HP themselves. You are in the USA after all and customer service is paramount. > I do not want to waste my time on a laptop that has this > MS tainted bios. Methods and ideas to flush this out, before > purchase are most welcome? Is it possible that some windows 7 > laptops have the UEFI bios? UEFI bios does not necessarily equal secure boot, at least not yet. > I usually prefer a dual boot laptop, with doz and gentoo, but > that looks like a fading option these days.....? Let's hope not! RHL & Canonical must be working on making sure that OEMs or MoBo manufacturers address this anti-competitive practice from Microsoft. -- Regards, Mick
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