Re:Coreboot Blocked from Recent Thinkpads by Intel Boot Guard
by NeutronBoy on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @05:31AM
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UEFI has nothing to do with secure boot (apart from the fact they're compatible).
I run Linux on my Thinkpad, with UEFI-only enabled, secure boot disabled, and UEFI will boot my kernel directly using EFISTUB - no more screwing around with bootloaders. It's awesome!
There's even ways to use SecureBoot with various distros [1]. Sure it's a pain, but it can be done. Having and using teh tech is a different issue from vendors hindering what you can do with your hardware.
I run Linux on my Thinkpad, with UEFI-only enabled, secure boot disabled, and UEFI will boot my kernel directly using EFISTUB - no more screwing around with bootloaders. It's awesome!
There's even ways to use SecureBoot with various distros [1]. Sure it's a pain, but it can be done. Having and using teh tech is a different issue from vendors hindering what you can do with your hardware.
[1] http://www.rodsbooks.com/efi-bootloaders/secureboot.html