On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:19:15AM -0500, Enrique Pascalin wrote: > Hi everyone. About Debian installer and UEFI / Windoze 8 problems. > > (In a nutshell) Links or resources for problems with machines that come > with Windoze 8/8.1 and are hard to install Debian 7.4 > > I have no problems because I very carefully select my hardware and I always > demand computers without OS preinstalled. However, I try (over several > forums and groups) to help new users to install Debian on their own > machines. But now, I believe my knowledge is rusty when they tell me about > new machines with UEFI / Secure boot and Windoze 8 preinstalled. So, I want > to know: > > 1-If it is possible to bypass this problems with just the installer
If the machine shipped with 64bit Windows 8.x and has a windows logo, then secureboot would be on, and there is nothing the installer can do to change that. > 2-If Bios access and modification are required, exactly which options > should be modified to install Debian 7.4 over the entire hard drive or dual > boot with current OS You would have to turn off secureboot. > 3-Some tutorials I've seen, mention some stuff about THE NEED to go inside > Windoze 8 and change some configuration. (Which really wonders me, is > really there no chance to keep things between the user, the installer and > the Bios?) No idea, I don't want to try Windows 8. The UI is awful. I will stick to dual booting with Windows 7. My understanding is that Windows 8 won't be upset that you turn off secureboot, but maybe I have misuderstood. > Thanks a lot for any advice -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140425195234.gq17...@csclub.uwaterloo.ca
