Comment 49 for bug 1091464
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| Wolle (onkel-wolle) wrote Re: Unable to chainload Windows 8 with Secure Boot enabled | #49 |
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Hello Nicolas,
thanks for your reply. Of course I read your comment #31 concerning the BIOS update... but regarding the fact, that the device is a) not mine and b) just about 1.5 years old, I have to admit that I'm a little scared about updating the BIOS and possibly damaging the device. From my personal experience, flashing a BIOS is not without risk.
My intention was to provide another "case" and maybe more details. The bug is known for about 2 years now and it seems that nothing has happened so far, although other distros seem to cope with "imperfect" BIOS. This worries me a bit. Dual boot is a very important topic, especially with Ubuntu due to its appealing effect on people that think about switching from Windows. Sometimes I think, the objectives of development are a litte unbalanced...
In the end, I prefer disabling Secure Boot to updating the BIOS. The laptop is intended to be used primarily with Linux (especially dealing with the internet), while Windows should be a "backup for special software" only. For me, possible security risks due to disabled Secure Boot seem less harmful than a) the owner using Windows or b) damaging the device while flashing the BIOS.
After "boot-repair" totally cracked up everything (no more GRUB, whatever I did), the machine now runs 14.10.
Thanks anyway
Wolle