Splintered Thread from___Drive Failure Imminent_"Last Option"

[Sherri is a Cat]

This from the same link about the "special key" that only works with Wndows.

I see this message every time I try to install Linux on Last Option, I don't think I saw it when I installed it on the other Lenovo.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

I need to figure out how to use the red arrows and boxes in what ever software you use to do that. It would make things a lot easier to point out in this Boot repair text document I'm looking at.

 

[wizardfromoz]

figure out how to use the red arrows and boxes in what ever software you use

That's done using a screenshot app known as Shutter. but to install it on a Live USB may not be worth it.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Can you do something, please?

Open a Terminal and enter the following

sudo gdisk /dev/sdb

If it works, just let us know what it says, don't try using any other commands with it, for now.

You may get an output that resembles this

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

BIOS/UEFI firmware: AYCN25WW(1.25) from LENOVO

Boot0000* Windows Boot ManagerHD(1,GPT,f801f9a4-f861-46bc-977e-fde0871d3e80,0x800,0x82000)/File(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi)WINDOWS.........x...B.C.D.O.B.J.E.C.T.=.{.9.d.e.a.8.6.2.c.-.5.c.d.d.-.4.e.7.0.-.a.c.c.1.-.f.3.2.b.3.4.4.d.4.7.9.5.}...H................

Windows recovery files are still on the HDD

Boot001A* Lenovo Recovery SystemFile(\EFI\Microsoft\Boot\lrsBootMgr.efi)



This is the USB I'm using now to run live LM
Disk sda: 116.06 GiB, 124623257600 bytes, 243404800 sectors
Disk identifier: 7F710194-A624-43FA-9BA2-5155CFB1273A

Start End Sectors Size Type
sda1 64 5902403 5902340 2.8G Microsoft basic data
sda2 5902404 5910899 8496 4.1M EFI System
sda3 5914624 243404736 237490113 113.2G Linux filesystem
Disk sdc: 1.87 GiB, 2004876800 bytes, 3915775 sectors
Disk identifier: 0xa8c2a8c2

Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Can you do something, please?

Open a Terminal and enter the following

sudo gdisk /dev/sdb

If it works, just let us know what it says, don't try using any other commands with it, for now.

You may get an output that resembles this

It looks exactly like that

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

I have some idea where you might be going with this!

Me so proud!!
But me will feel not so proud if Me totally wrong!

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Add a Signing Key to the UEFI Firmware: Some Linux distributions may sign their boot loaders with their own key, which you can add to your UEFI firmware. This doesn't seem to be a common at the moment.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Now that's curious, and ta.

 

[wizardfromoz]

OK, same again, and when you get the command ? for help part, type in p for print, and a screenshot

Edited that should be ? for help

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Now that's curious, and ta.

Everything I've been pasting about UEFI is from the same article.How to Boot and Install Linux on a UEFI PC With Secure Boot

So...

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

 

[wizardfromoz]

Gotcha, HTG are usually pretty good.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Now how many ADHD kids does it take to install a distro??

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Gotcha, HTG are usually pretty good.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Yeah, this 16 EiB still concerns me.

Now how many ADHD kids does it take to install a distro??

What's the answer?

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Look at this BS....

Linux distributions can pay a one-time fee of $99 to access the Microsoft Sysdev portal, where they can apply to have their boot loaders signed.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Yeah, this 16 EiB still concerns me.



What's the answer?

Maybe 2.

It looks like disabling Secure Boot might work.

 

[wizardfromoz]

OK, this time, type in

n

for new partition

if that puts out output, there should be a line a couple down starting

Last sector

and at the end

{+-}size{KMGTP}:

next to the : put

+100G

and press Enter