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On 12/26/24 16:07, spiros thanasoulas wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:Z23hz4fD9L0OEY9A@metal.2f30">
<pre>could it be that the image is not EFI based?
or maybe in the bios there is a setting to enable non-uefi boot modes?
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Ok, after 30+ years of running Linux on everything and building and
running many clusters of Linux computers all over the place, I'm
finally stumped with this one, Here's the thumb drive image of
Debian 12 I created by dd'ing the .iso to the drive.<br>
<br>
As seen by the Linux boot menu:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part1.k5Nmh1AK.0BIda7Ar@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="170"><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
And Linux when I selected it:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part2.NTqo8yZb.WtDxQMER@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="232"><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Now on IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 and Windoz 11 boot menu:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part3.VoNdx93a.Q2lqdpN2@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="290"><br>
</blockquote>
Not seen! Windoz BIOS:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part4.cMFrP9yw.Nss7yAmM@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="253"><br>
</blockquote>
No control over UEFI option. Now when I select the drive in Windoz:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part5.3AviLE9S.zc6IT0mE@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="209"><br>
</blockquote>
Then when I cancel formatting the drive:<br>
<blockquote><img moz-do-not-send="false"
src="cid:part6.wCymFXlk.v443tXfm@tstorms.com" alt="" width="400"
height="153"><br>
</blockquote>
Definitely looks like Windoz is not using UEFI and not recognizing
the format. I've searched everywhere to find out how to fix this.
It has been completely frustrating. No wonder I've stayed away from
these pathetic operating systems my entire career.<br>
<br>
But, still would appreciate any ideas that might help.<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
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