[aklug] Re: Windows 8 + ubuntu

Coming in on this a little late, but one of the Fedora developers has put
out a bootloader for UEFI for people to use w/ other distros. Haven't tried
it myself, but...

http://www.muktware.com/4909/fedora-developer-releases-secure-boot-bootloader-linux-distributions#.UPN68nBGJ5Q

Jim G

On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 10:11 AM, Tim Johnson <tim@akwebsoft.com> wrote:

> * Jiin Jade <jiin@vitalsols.com> [121228 17:23]:
> > I just accidentally bought an HP 2000 Notebook with Windows 8. I spent
> over
> > 20 hours trying to get Ubuntu 11.10 to boot and finally gave up. This
> > included disabling "Secure boot" and UEFI. Reverting to "Legacy mode",
> etc.
> > Lets just say if OEM HP is going to screw me on the end user side I will
> > never buy their servers on the enterprise side! Feel free to give them
> an
> > earful, and post in as many forums as you care too.
> >
> > Anyhow, the most recent version of Ubuntu(12.10) was able to install and
> > boot. I understand Ubuntu and Fedora bought keys from micro$oft so they
> > could boot their distro. Microsoft has become the "UEFI Certificate
> > Authority" so to speak for all UEFI/Windows 8 machines. I really think M$
> > totally screwed themselves on this one. I will NEVER buy any M$ installed
> > system every again. It just drives my money directly to OEM's supporting
> > Linux and away from the HP's of the world who are willing compromise end
> > user freedom.
> >
> > echo EOF > /rant
>
> I've pretty much talked my wife into using the 4-year old HP
> netbook here with xubuntu 12.04 on it and 2 GB of RAM. It will
> work fine for her. In the meantime, I expect linux will overcome
> the UEFI issue eventually.
>
> As for lappies with linux:
>
> <sniff>Everything I have come across is overpriced IMHO. </sniff>
> **** 'em. Those vendors are as bad as micro$ucks$
>
> Thanks for the replies.
> --
> Tim
> tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
> http://www.akwebsoft.com
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