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On 29/03/13 17:12, Julian Hall wrote: > Hi All, > > I had the below query from a friend. Sounds odd to me. Is there any > reason Linux boot CDs wouldn't work while Windows ones will? > > Cheers, > > Julian > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Question for the LUG > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:56:44 +0000 > From: Neil <innercircle@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: JULIAN MOBY <julian.hall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Acer aspire one with windows 7 unable to boot from any Linux CD or > diagnostic CD etc. Only windows setup CDs will boot. Is this a > deliberate linux killer like on the new windows 8 systems? > > Sent from Huawei Mobile > > As far as I am aware ufei boot is only supported in Windows 8, so not sure, unless it is a windows 8 ready Laptop that has windows 7 on it, which would be rather odd too as I guess the windows 7 would have to be ufei enabled too. is it possible to boot from usb flash drive ? Also i believe they have solved this ufei issue on Linux, and a lot of the negativity was hyped up and made to sound far worse you can disable the secure boot in ufei or the specifications specify you can do this. Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 http://www.raspberrypi.org http://www.ubuntu.com I am committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq