Re: [Dorset] UEFI help

2017-08-20 Thread Ralph Corderoy
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

Re: [Dorset] UEFI help

2017-08-20 Thread Professor Maqjor Mr. X
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

Re: [Dorset] UEFI help

2017-08-20 Thread Andrew
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

[Dorset] UEFI help

2017-08-20 Thread greg oconnell via dorset
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