Reply to post: Re: This is like BIOS flashing by Unix commands

Little warning: Deleting the wrong files may brick your Linux PC

AndyS

Re: This is like BIOS flashing by Unix commands

>If it is a case of "Works as designed".. someone was not thinking.

Yes - as the article points out, the firmware designer who decided not to check if variables were present. A simple IF in the BIOS would fix this: if variables aren't present, set to default values.

The Linux programmers are now attempting various workarounds to solve the firmware problem.

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