help with installing on zotac
I removed windows disk by using installer shell tool and succesuflly installed bazzite. I arrived at blue field menu. It said to enter password but i clicked checkmark to enter without password when i was creating profile so i just pressed enter and it was wrong. Also what i wrote didn t show up on screen for some reason. After that i just pressed boot and then some grub 1.21 fedora something started to bot on my screen. How can return to blue screen or reboot something else. My short cut for bios on Zotac ( power on + f7 ) doesn t seem to work anymore. I am stuck on grub. How can i fix it ? ( first time using linux)
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Is it the secure boot menu? https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/secure_boot/
Secure Boot Instructions - Bazzite Documentation
Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.
ye i clicked continue boot because i didn t know what to do and it started to boot grub every time
GRUB version 2.12 Bazzite ( FROM Fedora Kinoite) (ostree:())
ok, power down and see if you can see that menu again
it immediately goes to grub? if yes you should see something like UEFI firmware, choose it to go to bios & disable secure boot
there is a also error mesage "you need to load kernel first"
i think cause i wrote wrong key
yes
so you have to disable secure boot first (go to bios and disable it)
I ony have option Bazzite 41 ( FROM Fedora Kinoite) (ostree:())
nothing else there
is there some key combination or something ?
try to see if this video has anything that helps https://youtu.be/Z_DsWqTuipU
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This error commonly occurs when you have a dual-boot setup with Windows and Bazzite. Bazzite is running a custom Linux kernel and Secure Boot only allows signed code to run during the boot process. When Windows does a BIOS updat...
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you can either keep secure boot off from your bios
or disable it, enroll the key through this guide and enable it back
but your error is caused by secure boot being on
but i don t know how to enter bios
what's your device?
Zotac Gaming Zone
it is power on + f7
but it doesn t seem to work anymore
i tried to reboot a few times already
spamming f7
you're trying it with a wired keyboard connected with a otg cable right?
yes
usb cable
it worked before
did you tried powering it off entirely and trying going into the bios?
I don t understand why Zotac decided to do such weird bios combination that need external tool
by holding down the power button until it shuts off, and yeah i agree
on rog ally, you have a combination like on android phones
volume button and power
i also have only 2 usb slots so i was switching mouse and keyboard over and over
because i needed usb there
try holding down the power button until it is completely off, though i recommend first giving it a restart into a state whereas it isn't in linux so it won't go in a sleeping state rather than shutting down completely
like grub for example
grub might also have a option to go into bios
either the one installed with bazzite
or the one on the usb
it could be called something like "reboot into uefi firmware"
ok it is off
i will try to hold f7
if it won t work i will spam it like i did before
spam it anyways
if it doesn't work this way, try booting off the installer usb and check if grub has the option i described
ok i am in bios somehow
i was holding it now and it worked
ok, turn off secure boot
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ok i disabled it
sorry for the wait but i need to switch my usb cable from Zotac to pc over and over
to use keyboard
can you boot now to bazzite?
if you can, just leave secure boot off. you will only have bazzite on your zotac?
it is loading
i see bazzite logo
ok, enjoy
ye it is working thx you so much