Re: Dell BIOS Changes
On 28.01.2020 10:13, J. D. Leach wrote:
To Whom
it May Concern,
Have a Dell Inspiron 3668 desktop with the latest Dell firmware
(1.12.2). This update, and numerous of the preceding ones, do not
allow ANY type of loading of Debian (or any othe Linux flavor)
onto the PC. In the BIOS configuration menu, no option is
available to boot from the DVD drive, or USB, unless a Windows
recovery media is detected. Linux loader programs likewise fail,
and Windows loads instead. PC is about two years old.
Looked all across the 'Net and have found zero fixes outside of
wiping the hard drive. The latest Dell support pages regarding the
set up of the boot sequence does not cover the firmware installed
on my PC.
I suspect Microsoft is back to trying to squelch the use of
software other than what it approves of.
Thought you might wish to be aware.
Dave Leach
On the second thought, there is a mention about installation
procedures of alternative OSs in this document. [1]
So now I think you simply have to make proper UEFI bootable media.
Legacy boot media, prepared like in "the old times", won't cut it
for this PC.
[1]
https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/inspiron-3668-desktop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf
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With kindest regards, Alexander.
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