My personal recommendation would be to avoid Lenovo completely... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superfish
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Peter Ross via luv-main <[email protected] > wrote: > Hi all, > > at least I could return the "faulty" device without problem. > > Leaves me with the question what else I can buy.. > > BTW: Lenovo Ideapad 100S is more a generic than an exact model > description. Some come with Windows 8, some with 10, and the booting is > different. > > Regards > Peter > > > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Peter Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 100S before Christmas. My old netbook is not >> reliable (loose LVDS connector inside the glued screen frame, it seems) and >> I need a lightweight and trustworthy laptop when on call. >> >> So the idea was installing a proper OS on it but the UEFI is castrated to >> a point that I cannot even boot from USB (after SecureBoot is off). >> >> "System does not have any USB boot option" I get if I jump through all >> hoops and restart with USB device chosen. >> >> With a 32GB eMMC I do not have an option to replace that either it >> seems..(or do I have another option?) >> >> So I went to the Lenovo support website. A form with e-mail support - but >> the submit button does not work. Firefox is specifically mentioned as >> compatible with this website. >> >> Okay, chat. >> >> The support apologized for the system limitations and recommended to >> return it to the shop. >> >> Well, I will try my luck with this in my hands. >> >> I claimed that the device violates UEFI specification. Well, I actually >> do not know,and it may a bit bogus: >> >> http://www.uefi.org/faq >> --- >> Can all systems disable UEFI Secure Boot? >> >> While it is designed to protect the system by only allowing authenticated >> binaries in the boot process, UEFI Secure Boot is an optional feature for >> most general-purpose systems. By default, UEFI Secure Boot can be disabled >> on the majority of general-purpose machines. It is up to the system vendors >> to decide which system policies are implemented on a given machine. >> However, there are a few cases—such as with kiosks, ATM or subsidized >> device deployments—in which, for security reasons, the owner of that system >> doesn’t want the system changed. >> >> --- >> >> It does not mention the range of devices to boot from at all. >> >> My wife has another Lenovo netbook bought half a year earlier where I am >> able to boot from USB (well, the FreeBSD 10.2 UEFI memstick kernel panics >> shortly after that but that may have another reason). >> >> In general, I see the lockdown as a serious threat for open source. >> >> I wonder whether there are ways to alert the ACCC or other venues. >> >> At least locked down devices should be clearly marked to be aware of this. >> >> Any ideas in that regard? Should we do something on organisational level >> (via Linux Australia)? >> >> I think this is serious. We loose the ability to run open source on >> modern hardware completely, if we do not act, I think. >> >> Regards >> >> Peter >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main > > -- Dr Paul van den Bergen
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