I have been struggling for quite some time now to set up multi-boot support on a new HP Pavilion dm1-4310ez sub-notebook that came preloaded with Windows 8, UEFI, and gpt disk partitioning. During ...
UEFI does not use the MBR. Instead, all bootloaders are UEFI programs that live on an EFI System Partition, and are registered during OS install (or by the user) with the motherboard's firmware. This ...
We're in the home stretch now. In the first post of this series I looked at the general characteristics of Linux installations on systems with UEFI firmware - specifically how the disk is partitioned, ...
In an effort to provide an "it just works" experience, future versions of Ubuntu will move away from GRUB 2 on UEFI systems. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window ...
Why it matters: Billions of computers that are currently in use rely on a feature called Secure Boot to ensure malware has one less way of penetrating your computer. However, a new flaw discovered in ...
The “BootHole” bug could allow cyberattackers to load malware, steal information and move laterally into corporate, OT, IoT and home networks. Billions of Windows and Linux devices are vulnerable to ...