It has been some time since I have written about installing Linux on systems with UEFI firmware, and I have recently gotten several questions about how to do this. So I think this is a good time for a ...

This will be my last foray into UEFI firmware for quite a while. For those who are already tired of my writing about it, I apologize in advance; for those who have asked for more, here it is. For the ...

With the increasing prevalence of open-source implementations and the expansion of personal computing device usage to include mobile and non-PC devices as well as traditional desktops and laptops, ...

A problem with a kernel driver for Samsung laptops has caused numerous users to find their machines “bricked” after trying to boot Linux on them. That’s according to several reports on the Ubuntu ...

There are several reports of Samsung laptops bricking after installing Linux and booting via UEFI. The reports suggest this problem particularly affects Ubuntu, but that’s probably just because it’s ...

The Linux Foundation has released a document outlining ways in which the UEFI secure boot specification can be used to support the installation of Linux and other open operating systems on ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered “Bootkitty,” possibly the first UEFI bootkit specifically designed to target Linux systems. This marks a significant shift in the UEFI threat landscape, which ...

I am trying to install Linux on my netbook. When I have a netbook, Bay Trail, with Secure Boot. First thing to check: determine whether or not your netbook's UEFI build is 32 or 64-bit. Most Bay Trail ...

Unless your computer is pretty old, it probably uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) to boot. The idea is that a bootloader picks up files from an EFI partition and uses them to start ...

Can something that's just taken a couple of months to arrive still be considered "long-awaited"? If so, the official Linux UEFI pre-bootloader fits the bill, as it's something that's been needed ever ...

When word hit the wire last fall that Microsoft's Windows 8 certification could prevent Linux from being installed to a PC, it caused ripples throughout the open-source community. While it's clear ...

Linux Australia is fit to be tied over recent reports that Microsoft is requiring Windows 8 certified machines to support UEFI secure booting, a situation that could most likely hamper or block Linux ...