This will be a growing problem, if there is no step processes in place to get UEFI turned off you HP Guy will have big problems in the coming months. I fear Microsoft is trying to lockout Linux from installing on new machine. The only other way the user can install Linux is by installing VMware and do it that way. but its only a short stop gap solutions. regards Mg_bobuk <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 3:19 PM, alan c <<a href="mailto:aeclist@candt.waitrose.com">aeclist@candt.waitrose.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Secure Boot Problems for Linux Users Are Here Already <a href="http://bit.ly/uwX2eB" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/uwX2eB</a> ....... “My friend recently got an HP s5-1110 with Win 7 installed. UEFI has prevented the installation of GRUB on this machine. I could find no way in the BIOS to disable the feature and so far, as I work my way up the HP tech support ladder, I have found no HP techs who have a clue what I’m talking about.”....... -- alan cocks Ubuntu user -- <a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a> </blockquote></div> -- Robert Flatters, AMBSC