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NeoTeo
neoteo.com > en > bios-fast-boot

BIOS Fast Boot Explained and How to Enable It Safely

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1327+ words) Learn what BIOS fast boot does, the real boot-time gains, and how to enable it without losing access to your firmware settings or boot devices. You press the power button, the logo appears, and then the machine just sits there....

@phoronix
phoronix.com > news > OSS-Firmware-UEFI-Updates-Cap

3mdeb Enhancing The UEFI Update Capsules Experience For Open-Source Firmware

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (180+ words) Phoronix - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals 3mdeb Enhancing The UEFI Update Capsules Experience For Open-Source Firmware Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in…...

@phoronix
phoronix.com > news > Armbian-26.8-Released

Armbian 26.8 Released With Installer Rewrite, UEFI ISO Images

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) Phoronix - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals Armbian 26.8 Released With Installer Rewrite, UEFI ISO Images Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with…...

Ars Technica
arstechnica.com > gaming > 2026 > 08 > new-bootloader-lets-you-take-the-meta-out-of-the-original-meta-quest

New bootloader lets you take the "Meta" out of the original Meta Quest

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (225+ words) Privilege escalation attack grants "full control" and freedom from Meta's servers/apps. Remember the original Quest headset that Meta (then Oculus) trumpeted back in 2019? Meta seems to hope you don't, since the company officially stopped supporting the wireless VR headset…...

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phoronix.com > news > Linux-7.3-EFI

Linux 7.3 Better Protects Against Buggy EFI Firmware Taking Down The Rest Of User-Space

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (206+ words) The EFI updates were merged today for the in-development Linux 7.3 kernel. Most notable with the EFI updates is now enforcing a timeout foe EFI runtime service completions rather than potentially hanging indefinitely... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming…...