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On 31/01/13 19:35, Rob Beard wrote: > Hey folks, > > Not sure if anyone has seen this on The Register: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/31/ubuntu_uefi_bricking_samsung_laptops/ > > > Looks like there is an issue with Ubuntu on some new Samsung laptops > which have UEFI. My work laptop is a Samsung, although I'm using Mint > 13 on it (not sure if Mint 14 is affected or not). So if you have a > new Samsung laptop and you want to bung Ubuntu on it, or maybe other > newish distros too then it could be worth bearing in mind just in case. > > Rob > To be fair, the blame here lies entirely with Samsung, not Ubuntu. It should be impossible with any sanely programmed UEFI implementation to *literally* brick a machine, in the proper sense (i.e., physically written off, not possible to firmware re-flash, must go back to factory for repairs). In case anyone is wondering, this doesn't have anything to do with the infamous Microsoft-mandated secure boot UEFI stuff. It's just Samsung engineers being incompetent. Regards -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq