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Re:Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS of many Lenovo laptop models by user5994461 on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @06:21PM (#15974820)
Again. Why is a kernel module writing to the BIOS?

The BIOS is not to be messed with by user software or the OS. It should be signed and only changed by the manufacturer tool to update it.

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Re:Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS of many Lenovo laptop models by tambre on Thursday December 21, 2017 @02:02AM (#15976981)
To update the BIOS. That was its express purpose. Note that the kernel module was contributed by the BIOS manufacturer itself.
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Re:Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS of many Lenovo laptop models by Anticapitalist on Thursday December 21, 2017 @10:28PM (#15985058)
Why are you so enamored with giving up control of your hardware to the laptop manufacturer?

From never-fixed bugs in manufacturer's firmware to setting up things to happen on the next boot, there are innumerable reasons to write to the BIOS from a higher level.

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