Firmware, encryption, and filesystem traps that break dual boot.

Just a couple of weeks after picking up support for Intel and AMD graphics, Valve’s SteamOS beta has added two more oft-requested features: support for legacy BIOS systems via a new ISO-based ...

In this article, we’ll examine and explain the difference between BIOS and UEFI in depth. We will also discuss some of their similarities, along with some of their advantages and disadvantages. To get ...

Valve wasn’t joking when it warned that the initial beta version of its living room-friendly SteamOS operating system was for experts only. The initial build was… rough, to say the least—only Nvidia ...

Are you considering dual booting Linux and Windows? Do you want to play it safe and avoid potential pitfalls before diving in? After a decade of breaking and fixing my multi-boot setups, I've compiled ...

Developers at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center have been working on a version of Android optimized to run on Intel chips, and this week the team released a major update. Android-4.2.2_r1-ia0 is a ...

A new version of Valve's SteamOS beta has hit the web. The latest release potentially broadens the pool of testers for the living room-friendly operating system by adding support for older, non-UEFI ...

That's good advice, and I'm happy to follow it. If all we do is sit around and moan about dual-booting Linux on UEFI systems, it really is likely to discourage some people from trying it, and the ...

The successor to the long-known BIOS system, dubbed UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), serves as your motherboard firmware on every newer computer. Even though most people still call it ...