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sisqonrw

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Registered: 2023-09-12

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cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

Hi i wanted to test and later install Devuan daedalus but i can not boot with the live devuan live usb stick.
on the boot process i can not see and choose the live usb stick.

but on a linux notebook i can see and choose the devuan usb live stick. on a windows 11 pro notebook not.

where is the problem?
what can i do.
you can also answer in german
thanks

rolfie

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Registered: 2017-11-25

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

I would say booting from a running OS into another one normally is impossible.

Suggestion: look into how to use boot override on the Windows laptop. Start the stick with Devuan Life from there.

sisqonrw

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

i have boot on windows 11 pro make with rufus a devuan live usb stick.
this stick is shown and i can choose it but i get this error:

operating syste loader failed signature verification.warning the file may have been tapered with! all bootable devices failed secure boot verification

what can i do?

Last edited by sisqonrw (2023-09-21 21:37:28)

fsmithred

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

You probably just need to disable secure boot in the bios/uefi setup.

GlennW

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

I agree with Fred, you need to go into your bios setup and switch off secure boot, enabling/allowing legacy boot.

You may change it back later.

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sisqonrw

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

Hi,

i have disable secure boot, but i can not find something with legacy boot in the boot option.

i have tried to boot, i can now boot with the devuan live usb stick. thanks.

can i install parallel to windows 11 pro?

rolfie

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

I agree with Fred, you need to go into your bios setup and switch off secure boot, enabling/allowing legacy boot.

This is not 100% correct. You can disable Secure Boot, but normally the PC/Laptop will remain in UEFI mode. In addition, very modern UEFI implementations have skipped the possibility to enable CSM = Legacy mode.

I guess the OP will need to install Devuan in EFI mode.

Last edited by rolfie (2023-09-22 12:29:45)

rolfie

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

can i install parallel to windows 11 pro?

Yes. As first step you will have to reduce the space Windows11 takes on the NVME.

My approach would be:
- Reduce the Win11 space by 128M using a gparted life on USB stick.
- Make sure Win11 still boots ok.
- Obtain a Devuan Daedalus netinstall (when the laptop has LAN on Board) or the Daedalus DVD if no LAN is available. Put one of them on a stick and boot from there and install into the empty space using manual partitioning.

sisqonrw

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

what is a NVME?

rolfie

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

That is one of these small flat modern M2-SSDs you find in up to date computers nowadays, typically 22mm wide and 80mm long (other lengths possible). They talks to the PCIe bus via a protocol called NVMe while conventional SSDs like SATA HDDs use AHCI as communications protocol.
Have a look on Wikipedia.

I am pretty sure the main drive in your Win11 laptop is a M2 NVME SSD.

Last edited by rolfie (2023-09-22 15:54:51)

NeetYunYun

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Registered: 2023-12-01

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Re: cant boot with devuan live usb stick on Windows 11 Pro

Be sure to select "Write in DD Image mode" after press "START" in Rufus.