This is an old problem. You can also trigger the bug from Windows if you wish.
I believe Samsung have fixed the BIOS bug now with a firmware upgrade,
which you guessed it, can only be install from windows!
I have a Samsung laptop and just switch HDD when I need to run Linux,
and switch back when I need to upgrade the firmware.
On 1 November 2013 15:29, john <jee@???> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Picked this up on the net.
> "Samsung Sweden to Linux User: “UEFI BIOS Bug Not Our Problem”"
>
> http://scienceblogs.com/aardvarchaeology/2013/10/29/samsung-sweden-to-linux-
> user-uefi-bios-bug-not-our-problem/
>
> It appears that samsung laptops have a problem when you need to re-install
> your operating system which can leave you with a useless laptop. See above
> website for details.
>
> John Eayrs
>
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