from FreddiesLantern@leminal.space to linux@lemmy.ml on 26 Sep 07:32
https://leminal.space/post/26410642
Update 2: eventually I decided to just go with it and install MX instead as a final attempt(because I just happened to have that on a stick on my desk) and it worked. I have a functional machine again. Thx for all the input guys!
Update: reinstalling fedora, it’s extremely slow and it’s going beyond 100%. I fkd up didn’t I?
Another case of “normie wants to ditch W11 for Linux and got backed into a corner”.
I have used Linux for a while about 20 years ago, however installing it on a modern machine is new to me.
Timeline/Data:
-Recent Dell XPS laptop
-Decrypted the SSD in W11 through shell
-Booted Fedora 42 from a usb (everything works, yay!)
-Installed on the entire disc (as intended, byebye W11)
-Reboot=> Bios doesn’t see the SSD anymore, a few reboots later I get a prompt to enter my “code” (not the typical bitlocker screen, I assume my Windows Pin?), before I even get the chance to select the damn prompt it’s already gone. After which Bios reset itself to og settings (secure boot and whatnot)
-Bios still doesn’t see the SSD.
-Fedora live does see the SSD.
What do I do now? Thx in advance!
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I’m sure someone will give a better answer but this smells of a UEFI/secure boot problem. Look in your BIOS and turn those off or to legacy or “other os”
U have to disable secure boot in uefi
Fedora works with secure boot, it shouldn’t need to be disabled.
Yes it can until it not working on some vendors board
Many things can go wrong with Secure Boot…
And by that I’m just saying he has to check his settings before enabling Secure boot. Especially on linux.
“He’s wearing a hat, I don’t know this guy!”
- your BIOS probably
Did you let fedora create the partitions or did you do manual partitioning?
It’s the KDE edition(should have mentioned that), which afaik doesn’t really have an automatic option. But it seems you also don’t have to set all the individual new partitions yourself. I told it to get rid of the partitions that belong to Windows (dell support/image/…) to merge it into one part that fedora would do its thing with.
KDE or GNOME its the same installer. In both they ask if you want automatic partitioning or manual.
My bet is there could be some bitlocker partition somewhere still alive. Or your bios assuming a bitlocker encrypted partition. Maybe put some of the bios security features down for testing.
Currently reinstalling, it’s going extremely slow and it’s at 109%. The bar isn’t even a tenth of the whole.
I’ll keep you guys updated.
Do you have more than 1 disk in the computer? Either way, check bios for a disk setting called Intel RST. If you see that, change it to AHCI, save and reboot.
It’s just the main SSD. Thx, will try when I get home!
Tried it, no cigar. Currently reinstalling fedora. It’s taking forever and it’s at 109% (what?).
It surely cannot be this, right:
docs.bazzite.gg/General/…/secure_boot/
Try this:
grub2-install --efi-directory=/boot; grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg.