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06-14-2024 06:17 PM
I dual installed Linux Mint with Windows 11 and originally when I booted the laptop Mint was the default, which is what I wanted. Now it defaults to Windows 11 first and I cannot get BIOS to switch back to Mint. When I go to change the boot order I can move Mint to the top of the list, but BIOS won't let me exit that option and save it. How can I get Mint to boot first?
06-15-2024 05:00 PM
Apart from a few Workstations that come with Linux distro preloaded, HP provides no support for Linux.
I mention this because with Windows, we can provide links to videos and HP Documents. We can provide links to HP diagnostic apps you can download and run on your PC. We can provide links to HP drivers and to HP BIOS updates, which you can also download and run on your PC. And, nearly everything useful can be done using an application or utility that HP will provide you for free.
For the general population of HP customers trying to use or install Linux, we have NONE of that. No diagnostics. No videos. No downloadable utilities or tools. And, once you get into Linux, you discover that you have to become VERY familiar with the command line to do anything complicated. We have no command line scripts or examples to provide you.
So when I recommend going to the support forum for your Linux distro, it is because THERE is where you will get the amount and kind of support you need.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
06-20-2024 05:36 AM
My question was how to get bios to change the boot order as it would not save my order changes, and you did not answer that question. I found the answer on a non HP forum where I was told to use the F10 key to save the bios order change, which did work.