Re: Laptops, UEFI, Secure Boot and Debian
On Wed, 27 May 2015, deloptes wrote:
> Patrick Bartek wrote:
>
> >
> > Researching a laptop purchase (within the next 6 months or so) to
> > replace my aging Desktop (1 to 8.5 years depending on which
> > parts). Going to abandoned the Big Box forever. Need to be very
> > portable in the next year or two. Two questions to begin:
> >
> > 1. Many laptops seem to only be able to turn off Secure Boot
> > through the OS, Windows 8.x, or so I've researched. However, I've
> > read some makes (Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP) can do it directly
> > through "BIOS" without needing to boot Windows? True? Any others?
>
> I recently replaced my old notebook Dell D520 for Dell E5440 ( 8GB
> RAM Intel i5 cpu).
> Everything is working great. Later models like E7*** use the
> DisplayLink technology for docking station and do not work with Linux
> at all.
>
> Secure Boot and all other options can be (de)activated/configured in
> the BIOS GUI.
>
> >
> > 2. How UEFI compatible is Debian Wheezy? What I'm running on the
> > Desktop. Or is Jessie the better choice. Or something else
> > entirely? Except Ubuntu variants (Hate it!). I don't want to run
> > in Legacy mode for future compatibility. I won't be installing a
> > desktop, just a window manager. Probably Openbox.
>
> I did not test UEFI, but should be supported and working.
>
> Other option I considered was HP ... I was looking for <1000€
> replacement/solution, but somehow I liked Dell over HP.
Thanks for the input. I've looked at some of the Dells, but also find
the Thinkpad L450 a good candidate. It certainly is less expensive
than similarly confgured Dells, and has gotten good reviews.
Again, thanks.
B
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