Post AohDooACMX9ARd5fEG by Linux@kitty.social
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(DIR) Post #AohBmlp5tRK6hN7TTk by Linux@kitty.social
2024-12-04T07:46:04.343Z
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Secure boot enabled.Install Windows on drive 1.Install Linux on drive 2.Possible?I seem to read conflicting information. I have always kept secure boot disabled. I'm thinking of formatting and starting fresh. #Linux #Windows
(DIR) Post #AohBmmgGhjrFMHzwMS by Kitty@kitty.social
2024-12-04T07:52:28.015Z
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@Linux Absolutely, I've done it- The OS doesn't have much influence over Secure Boot. Windows is going to work regardless since Microsoft is in every hardware vendor's pants. Any distribution that works with Secure Boot out of the box has been signed by Microsoft. And for any distribution that doesn't, you're probably adding your own keys to make it work, and you certainly have the option to keep Microsoft's keys there as well.What I'd be a little more worried about is the TPM, though I personally haven't ever made use of my TPM on Linux.
(DIR) Post #AohDooACMX9ARd5fEG by Linux@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:10:44.654Z
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@Kitty I can disable TPM, so that isn't an issue.My issue is after install Windows, I'll be installing Fedora, and then using Ultramarine's converter script to convert it to UM. I'd install UM directly, but v41 is not yet released, and I don't want to go through the upgrade process.
(DIR) Post #AohDopYhAwKultYk3E by Kitty@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:15:14.805Z
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@Linux Windows likes its TPM's, though afaik IoT Enterprise LTSC shouldn't have that requirement (and if it does, there's a registry edit you can do during PE (installation miniature windows) to bypass it). You should be fine, as long as Ultramarine is using Fedora's unmodified kernel/modules, has otherwise gone about satisfying image signature requirements on their own end, or you're willing to deal with signing things yourself (which is rather painful when you consider updates). Personally, if I didn't have confidence in that, I'd probably test it in a VM with Secure Boot enabled first.
(DIR) Post #AohFCjjUaTaZbhZZJY by Linux@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:23:12.820Z
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@Kitty Since Windows is only going to be for gaming and not daily use, it will either be Windows 7 or Windows 10. I can install Windows 11 IoT without TPM, but I'm aiming for better compatibility for those older games.
(DIR) Post #AohFCkzTuVyNVa3qsK by Kitty@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:30:46.408Z
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@Linux Don't quote me on it, but as much as I'm aware, 10 and 11 have the same foundational kernel compatibility- one of the biggest annoyances of 11 at a low level is the addition of VBS (Virtualization-Based Security), which can be turned off relatively easily.If Windows 7 happens to be your choice, tread lightly and isolate. Windows 7 isn't even supported in ESU anymore, except for POS systems.
(DIR) Post #AohGNzK14FzH5yaMC0 by Linux@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:34:54.494Z
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@Kitty I suppose I could aim for Windows 8.1, but just like Windows 7, it would be for gaming only. The advantage of 7 is I could run that XP Mode, which really integrated nicely. Either way, it is not going to be used for normal use - That's what Linux is for. 😉
(DIR) Post #AohGO0W6cnFgnlFWfw by Kitty@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:44:00.823Z
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@Linux 8.1 was end-of-support January 2023 with no ESU, caveat same. I assume you roughly know the liability of running an out-of-date OS online, so I'll leave it at that."XP Mode" is a pre-packaged Windows XP VM running on Windows Virtual PC, the predecessor to Hyper-V. I could be wrong as I haven't tried gaming on it, but If you need compatibility going back that far, I suspect a more modern hypervisor would give you better results.
(DIR) Post #AohGvQaKizmPCtA9vk by Kitty@kitty.social
2024-12-04T08:50:03.979Z
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@Linux Extra tidbit if you're trying to go really old: winevdm allows you to run 16-bit applications on modern Windows x64 platforms. Space Cadet Pinball, the full-featured version of Microsoft's "Pinball" from before Microsoft got their hands on it, works great in it.
(DIR) Post #AohPI1lNycN2W8cUc4 by Linux@kitty.social
2024-12-04T10:12:03.666Z
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@Kitty The problem I experience is some of the games I play, do not work in Virtual Machines. If they all did, I would be running only Linux, and keep Windows in a VM. One such game, for example, was Black & White. At first, I thought it was the DRM CD protection, but there is a patch so you don't even need the CD, and even that wouldn't work in a VM. XP Mode was more integrated, and by that I mean, any app installed within XP mode showed up in the Windows 7 start menu, and ran from there. It was not exactly a normal VM, but better than XP compatibility mode. Yes, I know not to use the internet on an unsupported OS (or to limit such activity, if needed). That said, since my Wi-Fi is Wi-Fi 6, I couldn't connect 7 or 8 to the internet, even if I wanted. The fact that it is impossible, makes it all the safer in that instance.