On 06/17/2016 07:40 AM, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
* Can it boot the Live ISO from a USB stick on an EFI system?
Yes, it can.
* Do I need to disable Secure Boot in the PC setup first?
This should not be necessary. It should boot with secure-boot enabled. But a proviso -- I do not have a new lenovo to test that. I am able to boot opensuse uses with secure-boot enabled on my Dell desktop and on my Lenovo ThinkServer (purchased 2014, as I recall).
* If I re-enable Secure Boot, will Windows 8 have an issue?
That should not be a problem. Windows 8 is okay with secure-boot on or off. However, this puzzles me. A "new" lenovo laptop should come with Windows 10, or at least with Windows 8.1. So this laptop might not be so new. My Lenovo ThinkServer would not boot opensuse with secure-boot enabled, when I first tried. It does now, after a firmware (BIOS) update. Before the BIOS update, I had to disable secure-boot to install. Then I had to modify "shim.efi" (remove the opensuse signature) before I could use secure-boot. That's because the older lenovo BIOS could not cope with an efi application that had two signature. I go into this much detail, because it is possible you will run into that problem.
* If I later decide to install from a proper image, would I need to disable Secure Boot?
EFI booting for the DVD installer is similar to that for the live image. Unless you have the problem of an older BIOS that I hinted at above, it should just work. Otherwise, you might need to turn off secure-boot to install, and then modify "shim.efi" (details on the opensuse wiki UEFI page) before you turn secure-boot back on. Or update the BIOS.
* On other laptops, I have had great luck shrinking the Windows partition, installing openSUSE, and getting a nice dual boot. Should I be equally optimistic here?
Yes, this should be fine. I don't have Windows on my Lenovo. However, a number of posts at opensuse forums suggest that all works well with lenovo UEFI laptops. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org