Ubuntu on UEFI and Win 8

[JD]

On 01/08/2013 02:18 AM, David Fletcher wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-01-07 at 20:09 -0700, JD wrote:
>> On 01/07/2013 03:07 PM, David Fletcher wrote:
>>> There's some interesting reading over at fsf.org such as a free BIOS
>>> campaign/coreboot.
>>>
>>> Dave
>> I hope you're right Dave!
>>
>>
> Maybe the most interesting thing there is the coreboot project. Looks
> like if your motherboard has a UEFI that causes you problems, you just
> flash it with something else that works properly. So long as it's not
> been bolted down to prevent you flashing anything other than another
> UEFI......
>
> Has anybody on the list tried using coreboot? It's a long while since I
> last flashed a BIOS but I seem to recall that motherboards these days
> have a fallback mechanism in case you "brick it". I have to say that I
> think I'd prefer this to some clever boot loader signed by Them Who
> Shall Not Be Named.
>
> Dave
The Man Unnamed Sayeth "Resistance is futile!! You WILL be assimilated". :)