I've got my Ubuntu system at home set up using UEFI boot, mirrored root/home using btrfs, and mirrored swap using LVM, but making sure that /boot/efi is mirrored across both drives and usable in the ...

The FSF wants to free you from the Windows 8 UEFI cage. Specifically, the FSF is urging "all computer makers implementing UEFI's so-called 'Secure Boot' to do it in a way that allows free software ...

Software based on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) standard makes up the firmware of most modern desktop computers and servers. This software is largely invisible to users, critical to ...

With the increasing prevalence of open-source implementations and the expansion of personal computing device usage to include mobile and non-PC devices as well as traditional desktops and laptops, ...

The ICWG chair of the UEFI Forum debunks and clarifies a number of myths surrounding UEFI firmware—a foundational layer in the software stack. This file type includes high-resolution graphics and ...

To understand the transition from legacy BIOS to UEFI firmware, it’s best to begin with a review of a decades-old system—the 1983 IBM-compatible PC—and continue with a study of its successor ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insyde Software (GTSM: 6231), a leading provider of UEFI BIOS and engineering services today unveiled Humanos, an instant-on software environment aimed at notebooks ...

Apple has released a couple of EFI and software updates for the new 2011 MacBook Pro and iMac systems that tackle graphics bugs and issues with the Thunderbolt I/O technology. Topher Kessler MacFixIt ...

A vulnerability in the user of hard-coded Platform Keys (PK) within the UEFI framework, known as PKfail, has been discovered. This flaw allows attackers to bypass critical UEFI security mechanisms ...