Booting Linux using UEFI can brick Samsung laptops (The H)
The H reports
that booting with UEFI can brick some Samsung laptop models; this can
happen regardless of whether secure boot is enabled. "The Ubuntu
development team has held talks with Samsung staff, who have identified the
kernel's samsung-laptop driver as the prime suspect. This driver has
previously had issues – it had caused problems for other Samsung laptop
owners when booting Linux using UEFI. Also involved in analysing the
problem is Intel developer Matt Fleming, who posted two kernel changes for
discussion a week ago."