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Here is a quick description of how Redmond |
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intends to taint the bios on new products: |
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-heavyweights-develop-secure-boot-strategy |
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So, recently I took a live-dvd-11.2 into Costco to check out a new |
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HP laptop (DV7-6178US). It would not boot the DVD. How |
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can I research if the UEFI bios is the issue? In the past the |
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live gentoo dvds have booted up most every (new) laptop I have tested. |
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Sure I can purchase the laptop, bring it home and hack on |
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it, but, it would be much more straight forward if there |
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was a list of UEFI infected computers somewhere. (any lists?) |
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I do not want to waste my time on a laptop that has this |
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MS tainted bios. Methods and ideas to flush this out, before |
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purchase are most welcome? Is it possible that some windows 7 |
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laptops have the UEFI bios? |
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I usually prefer a dual boot laptop, with doz and gentoo, but |
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that looks like a fading option these days.....? |
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James |
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