On Wednesday 15 July 2020 17:17:54 Felmon Davis wrote:
> greets!
>
> I have a new notebook I want to install Debian/Trinity on.
>
> 'Secure Boot' is turned on. maybe this doesn't account for the
> problems I'm having but my question is about it.
>
> in the BIOS I can turn it off but it says doing so "requires platform
> reset." turning it off within Windows simply reboots to the BIOS.
>
> I can't figure out if this is just another word for 'reboot'
> or does it have other consequences? googling yields no clear (or
> trustworthy) answer.
>
> it's an Asus Zenbook with Windows 10 Home; BIOS is American Megatrends
> version 300.
>
> f.

Hail, Felmon! 

I believe that the "platform" refers to Windoze, Linux or the rotten Apple, 
etc. Some software is called cross-platform, meaning that it works on 
different systems, so "platform reset" would seem to mean that you must 
install a different OS. 

Be careful, though. I have a friend who bricked a brand-new laptop trying to 
install Linux on a system with UEFI. 

This question is to myself, as well, as I am looking for a good deal on a 
laptop, and want to do the same. I feel sure that somebody on the Trinity 
mailing list will have more experience in this matter. 

Fortunately I know "a guy" who knows his way around these traps. And I 
remember that he had a flash drive specially designed for resetting the 
platform, or getting past the UEFI or whatever. When I see him again -- 
probably in the next few days -- I will try to find out more, and maybe get 
myself a clone of his flash drive. (If possible, I will share the contents of 
that flash drive, or provide references so others can get their own.) 

Don't proceed until you are sure here. It's better to wait than to end up with 
a paperweight. 

Bill