Linux compatibility and security dangers of UEFI "BIOS" in Asus N550JV

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Greetings, otropogo.

Does your Win8 computer have a Legacy Boot option as well as UEFI?
If so, have you tried to boot Knoppix 7.2 with Legacy Boot enabled?

[otropogo]

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Greetings, otropogo.

Does your Win8 computer have a Legacy Boot option as well as UEFI?
If so, have you tried to boot Knoppix 7.2 with Legacy Boot enabled?

Not that I've been able to find. It's an Asus N550JV, and the user manual is total garbage. It's a generic thing that doesn't even provide the specs for the machine. You can't find the word "RAM" in it with a keyword search. There is nothing about the battery specs, the RAM specs, etc., and technical support from ASUS is non-existent. The stock battery is defective, and ASUS not only refuses to sell owners a spare battery, or direct them to an honest retailer of such, but actually tells the user that replacing the batter will void the warranty on the laptop. If the battery needs replacing in Canada, the entire laptop must be shipped several thousand kilometers (in my case) to the only service depot in the country, near Toronto, and then ASUS will decide whether they will pay shipping, one way, both ways, or neither way. Don't buy ASUS in Canada (US support doesn't seem any better, BTW).