Subj : Laptops
To   : HusTler
From : Arelor
Date : Sun Oct 25 2020 11:18:52

  Re: Laptops
  By: HusTler to Digital Man on Sat Oct 24 2020 08:49 pm

 >   Re: Laptops
 >   By: Digital Man to HusTler on Sat Oct 24 2020 01:36 pm
 > 
 >  > Eventually, the legacy BIOSes will be a thing of the past and all
 >  > Windows-compatible PCs will just have UEFI firmware. --
 >  >                                             digital man
 > 
 > 
 >   Will that mean only the windows OS can be installed? I was reading the
 > windows registration code will be embedded in the new chips. What will happe
 > if I try and install Ubuntu or other flavor of Linux on the newer machines?
 > Thank you for the explanation DM.
 > 

I expect Linux and BSDs to be installable on comsumer hardware after BIOS is
phased out, since these operating systems have had UEFI support for years
already.

There used to be some concern that modern hardware would not allow to boot
unsigned software, ie operating systems that were not approved by the
manufacturer, but so far that threat has not materialized. There are
motherboards with signature lock-ins (the so called Secure Boot feature) but
most of the time they can be disabled by the user from the UEFI menu.
7s

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