On Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:02:10 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
Are you saying that the problem only affects those who want to DUAL BOOT (or run anything-Windows in a VM environment) with anything-Windows when using any Linux distro as their main operating system? or are you saying that this crap will apply to any new mobos in the coming months which not only may want to use Windows 8 but to any other operating system of whatever flavour including a Linux system which they may want to install?
Dual-boot and systems with Win8 preinstalled. Even if you want to replace the installed Win8, the user has to disable the secure boot feature if we don't sign whatever it is that needs to be signed, which means we need to teach them how to do this (AIUI, it /must/ be disabled in the BIOS and can't be done from the installer or a running OS). So the scenarios are: 1. New system with no OS on it - secure boot is probably disabled and not a concern. 2. New system with Win8 on it - Secure boot is enabled and has to be disabled in order to install openSUSE, regardless of whether it's a replacement of Win8 or a dual-boot configuration Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org