โฒ 552 โผ Windows vs Linux (i.imgflip.com) submitted 2 years ago by RobotDaniel@lemm.ee to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Are there not physical ways to reset efi vars? I'm pretty sure there are permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kautau@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are now. In 2016, there were motherboards that didnโt properly implement the UEFI standard, outlined in the link I provided, and those motherboards would be bricked were someone to delete the EFI vars. The motherboard would never reach POST on boot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Those motherboards have no excuse to do that. I hope people at least got their money back if they were under warranty permalink fedilink source parent [โ] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not really bricked, you could always use an external flashing tool, and they are cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kautau@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are now. In 2016, there were motherboards that didnโt properly implement the UEFI standard, outlined in the link I provided, and those motherboards would be bricked were someone to delete the EFI vars. The motherboard would never reach POST on boot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Those motherboards have no excuse to do that. I hope people at least got their money back if they were under warranty permalink fedilink source parent [โ] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not really bricked, you could always use an external flashing tool, and they are cheap permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Those motherboards have no excuse to do that. I hope people at least got their money back if they were under warranty permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago Not really bricked, you could always use an external flashing tool, and they are cheap permalink fedilink source parent
