Comments on: P.I.D. Radio 8/5/13: Spies of Life https://www.pidradio.com/2013/08/05/spies-of-life/ Theopolitics and the Paranormal from a Christian Worldview Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:02:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: John O'Keefe https://www.pidradio.com/2013/08/05/spies-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-102292 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:04:09 +0000 http://www.pidradio.com/?p=2237#comment-102292 Wow, that’s shocking. From everything I heard it was possible with Secure boot disabled. Well my System 76 suggestion still stands then!

]]> By: Derek https://www.pidradio.com/2013/08/05/spies-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-102291 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:56:55 +0000 http://www.pidradio.com/?p=2237#comment-102291 In reply to John O’Keefe.

Hi, John,

I disabled secure boot before Windows decided to rewrite itself. A friend who works as an IT specialist hasn’t been able to recover it yet, as far as I know.

]]> By: John O'Keefe https://www.pidradio.com/2013/08/05/spies-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-102290 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.pidradio.com/?p=2237#comment-102290 Was listening to your run away from Win 8 segment and I whole heartedly agree. Since you are opening to running Linux, may I suggest System76. They make computers “born to run Linux”. Eventually there will come a time when getting a Windows 7 computer will become more difficult and I don’t see Microsoft letting up from there Win8/UEFI practices.

On another technicality however, all x86 UEFI’s must include an option to disable “secure boot”, and that should let you install Linux. It’s really only on tablets/ARM based computers that you are truly locked out.

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