linux drive wont boot

[MeinGottWalther]

Hey folks!

So I set up a usb drive with a Linux based operating system, when I put it in my main PC it will boot fine and also work, though on my laptop it just showed a small message saying something like "for security reasons the access to the drive is denied" or similar. So then I simply flashed the USB drive again, it still works fine on my main machine, but on my laptop the USB drive wouldn't show at all, in the boot order it doesnt show and neither does it in the f12 boot menue, only my Windows drive shows, i try it again and again - also disabled fast boot - and it still wouldnt show. 

Do you folks have any idea how i can get the drive to work on my laptop?

 

thanks!

[Jarno.]

23 minutes ago, MeinGottWalther said:

Hey folks!

So I set up a usb drive with a Linux based operating system, when I put it in my main PC it will boot fine and also work, though on my laptop it just showed a small message saying something like "for security reasons the access to the drive is denied" or similar. So then I simply flashed the USB drive again, it still works fine on my main machine, but on my laptop the USB drive wouldn't show at all, in the boot order it doesnt show and neither does it in the f12 boot menue, only my Windows drive shows, i try it again and again - also disabled fast boot - and it still wouldnt show. 

Do you folks have any idea how i can get the drive to work on my laptop?

 

thanks!

Hi @MeinGottWalther

 

Try to disable secure boot and UEFI boot. This can screw up Linux boots. Make sure to change legacy boot back to UEFI boot again when you want to boot in Windows otherwise it won't boot. These settings can be disabled within the BIOS.

[MeinGottWalther]

14 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

Hi @MeinGottWalther

 

Try to disable secure boot and UEFI boot. This can screw up Linux boots. Make sure to change legacy boot back to UEFI boot again when you want to boot in Windows otherwise it won't boot. These settings can be disabled within the BIOS.

AHCI and UEFI is enabled, I cant disable secure boot, its greyed out in the BIOS

[Jarno.]

9 minutes ago, MeinGottWalther said:

AHCI and UEFI is enabled, I cant disable secure boot, its greyed out in the BIOS

Hm what type of laptop/computer do you have? Can you post as much info like brand etc? You should be able to disable it some way. Secure boot is probably the cause of your issue. Secure boot only allows digital signed software to be booted.

 

And yes you guessed it Microsoft is one of the few that can either sign or not sign the software. Talking about abuse of monopoly right? This is how some people see it and i kinda agree.

[MeinGottWalther]

41 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

Hm what type of laptop/computer do you have? Can you post as much info like brand etc? You should be able to disable it some way. Secure boot is probably the cause of your issue. Secure boot only allows digital signed software to be booted.

 

And yes you guessed it Microsoft is one of the few that can either sign or not sign the software. Talking about abuse of monopoly right? This is how some people see it and i kinda agree.

the secure boot thing is greyed out on the second picture, you just can see it on the photo, i also put the bootable on the first number

[Jarno.]

Hi @MeinGottWalther

 

Looked around the internet a bit and found the following steps to disable secure boot.

You apparently first has to set a BIOS password. If this does not work you want to search

on " insydeh20 disable secure boot " .

 

1. Completely shut down your laptop.

2. Power on the system and as soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS.

3. Use the right arrow key to select Security tab.

4. Use the down arrow key to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter.

5. Type some password and press Enter. Don't forget the password you enter!

6. Retype the password to confirm and press Enter again.

7. Use the right arrow key to select Boot tab.

8. Press the down arrow key to select Secure Boot and press Enter.

9. With the arrow key, highlight Disabled and press Enter.

10. Press the F10 key and select Yes to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

[MeinGottWalther]

3 minutes ago, Jarno. said:

Hi @MeinGottWalther

 

Looked around the internet a bit and found the following steps to disable secure boot.

You apparently first has to set a BIOS password. If this does not work you want to search

on " insydeh20 disable secure boot " .

 

1. Completely shut down your laptop.

2. Power on the system and as soon as the first logo screen appears, immediately press F2 to enter the BIOS.

3. Use the right arrow key to select Security tab.

4. Use the down arrow key to highlight Set Supervisor Password and press Enter.

5. Type some password and press Enter. Don't forget the password you enter!

6. Retype the password to confirm and press Enter again.

7. Use the right arrow key to select Boot tab.

8. Press the down arrow key to select Secure Boot and press Enter.

9. With the arrow key, highlight Disabled and press Enter.

10. Press the F10 key and select Yes to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

did that and it worked, i am in the setup now, thanks! and I can just keep my boot order standard, when i want to launch form usb i click f12 at start and then just select the usb drive and not my windows drive, thanks