[arch-general] Microsoft Signature PC Requirements Now Blocks Linux Installation

Doug Newgard scimmia at archlinux.info
Wed Sep 28 15:45:35 UTC 2016


On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 11:24:25 -0400
Francis Gerund via arch-general <arch-general at archlinux.org> wrote:

> https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/16/09/21/1516230/microsoft-signature-pc-
> requirements-now-blocks-linux-installation-reports?sbsrc=md
> 
> It was nice while it lasted.
> 
> <sigh>

They don't "block" Linux. They are using a higher performance RAID setup that
there's simply no Linux driver for yet. Once someone creates one, you'll be
able to install Linux. This is normal with new hardware, it happens all of the
time.


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