Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Jan 2009 15:41 UTC
We've already covered EFI-X a few times on OSNews. It's a boot processing unit that implements a working version of EFI, allowing you to boot all sorts of operating systems - including Mac OS X, without having to hack Apple's OS, meaning all updates will work flawlessly. And this is exactly where the problem lies: the company that makes the EFI-X, Arts Studio Entertainment Media, doesn't want to be associated in any way with people using the device to install Mac OS X. In fact, ASEM has stated that it will sue anyone who sells the EFI-X pre-installed in a machine that violates another company's terms of use, for instance by including a pre-installed copy of Mac OS X. EFI-X USA LLC (unrelated to ASEM), has done exactly this, and that's why ASEM severed its connections with the US company.
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2006-03-13
My point, actually was that MOST Intel chipset-based motherboards. going back to the era of the 945 or so, have built their BIOS on top of an EFI BIOS compatability layer. It's just that the shipping production motherboards have had all the EFI bits patched out/disabled, leaving only the compatibility layer avaialble. Given the fact that it would cost nothing and change nothing to have left EFI turned on, is it not possible that Apple may well be pressuring motherboard makers not to make motherboards that have EFI in an un-disabled form. Why else would you turn off a feature that would either not get noticed at all (Windows users, who would simply continue to use the compatibility mode) or would be quite useful (Linux and *BSD users looking to set up their HDDs in a more sensible fashion)
Edited 2009-01-21 18:49 UTC