Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: "Chow, Chislon" <chislon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>

| Just read this and thought it deserves some attention:
| H-Online article: Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops
| http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Booting-Linux-using-UEFI-can-brick-Samsung-laptops-1793958.html
| 
| Quote
| "Linux and Bricks Booting Linux using UEFI just once on various
| Samsung laptops is enough to permanently stop them working.... the
| problem is likely to also be present in other Linux distributions, as
| it appears to be caused by a kernel driver for Samsung laptops. Kernel
| developers are currently discussing a change which would disable the
| driver when booting via UEFI."

It turns out that the problem is not just with Linux.  This blog entry
is an interesting and informative update:

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