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Installing Fedora 42 KDE, bios doesn't see my ssd anymore. (leminal.space)
submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by FreddiesLantern@leminal.space to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

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"

[–] bravemonkey@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 5 points 6 days ago

It’s just the main SSD. Thx, will try when I get home!

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2 points 6 days ago

Tried it, no cigar. Currently reinstalling fedora. It’s taking forever and it’s at 109% (what?).

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Try this: grub2-install --efi-directory=/boot; grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg.

[–] jlow@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago

It surely cannot be this, right:

https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/secure_boot/

[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

U have to disable secure boot in uefi

[–] bravemonkey@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Fedora works with secure boot, it shouldn’t need to be disabled.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 5 points 6 days ago

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.

[–] anon5621@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago

Yes it can until it not working on some vendors board