nsane.forums Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 A solution to boot Linux-based operating systems on a PC with Windows 8 installed has finally been released by the Linux Foundation after taking longer to release than expected.This weekend, the Linux Foundation finally released its way to boot up Linux on a UEFI secure boot system, which Windows 8 uses. The files were launched late on Friday on the blog of James Bottomley, who has led the development of this project. The plan was actually announced in October, but technical issues had kept the files from being released until this weekend.It should be noted while the files that have been made available by the Linux Foundation should work, this is just the first release. As a result, the files themselves (PreLoader.efi and HashTool.efi) are only meant for truly advanced PC and Linux users to install and boot up and should not be attempted by novices. Bottomley has also provided a image that can be installed on a USB flash drive for boot purposes.The Linux Foundation was also supposed to release the KeyTool.efi file as well but Microsoft apparently found that it "could be used to remove the platform key programmatically" due to a bug in the UEFI system. Bottomley is asking for feedback for this first code release, adding, "In particular, there's a worry that the security protocol override might not work on some platforms, so I particularly want to know if it doesn't work for you."View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Just woke up to login here and that good news already made my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 very good news :rolleyes: :dance:hope it'll work with no issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Great news! Now...how to hack my way into reformatting a Windows 8 computer back down to Windows 7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Great news! Now...how to hack my way into reformatting a Windows 8 computer back down to Windows 7...If you wish to, you can learn from the following thread:-http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/149880-solved-new-hp-envy-dv7255dx/?hl=+uefi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I attempted to boot some disks on my friends windows 8 computer and I couldn't get them to boot, especially a windows 7 disk. Ill look into that forum topic, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I attempted to boot some disks on my friends windows 8 computer and I couldn't get them to boot, especially a windows 7 disk. Ill look into that forum topic, thanks.Yeah right, that's because Windows 7 does not have the capability to boot from an UEFI environment - the solution, here is to first boot into the BIOS and disable Secure Boot, your Windows 7 DVD will be now be able to bypass UEFI to reformat the existing copy of Windows 8.Before you perform the above procedure, it'd be a good idea to backup the original Windows 8 license - remember it's an OEM (you don't want your friends to become your enemies - all the best.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 oh yeah! Now this is really the greatest news I have this month this year! You rock! :rockon: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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