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10-11-2017 11:59 AM
Let me make this clear, first and foremost- I am NOT asking for help with linux. I am asking for help with UEFI boot order settings. I have installed Windows 8.1 Professional and Linux in a dual-boot configuration. Unfortunately, unless I press F9 to boot from the linux partition, it boots directly to windows without displaying my boot manager. I have tried various solutions in the UEFI partition but it appears that the BIOS is interfering and the BIOS options on this laptop are so locked down, I can only change the order of boot devices. Am I missing something? Is there a way to change the boot order that I have missed? I waive all liability as far as making the OS unusable from following any advice given. I can always re-install, just so long as nothing bricks the firmware.
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10-11-2017 10:23 PM
I ended up solving the problem myself, about an hour ago. I had to delete the HP directories from the EFI partition, disabled the windows bootloader option altogether (again, in the bootloader configuration files on the the EFI partition), and then made sure GRUB (the bootloader I'm using for Linux) had an entry for Windows. It's working now. My boot loader loads and let's me pick which OS I want to run. Both boot fine. This must be an HP imposed limitation because I haven't had problems like this on any of my other machines. Until I removed the HP garbage from the EFI, it would reset all of my changes every time I rebooted.
I love HP hardware. I don't buy pre-built systems from anybody else and many of my clients buy HP hardware (and are happy with it) on my recommendation. The price is right, the cooling is excellent (a huge problem on most laptops), and your machines last forever. It is sad HP isunnecessarily locking down configuration. BIOS has less and less options on each new release. I would hate to have to take my business and recommendations elsewhere, but if this trend continues, eventually I'll have to.
10-11-2017 09:37 PM
First thing-I am not Linux knowledgable. My first guess would be you have Secure Boot enabled in BIOS which prevents booting from anything other that C:\ unless you tap F9.
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10-11-2017 10:23 PM
I ended up solving the problem myself, about an hour ago. I had to delete the HP directories from the EFI partition, disabled the windows bootloader option altogether (again, in the bootloader configuration files on the the EFI partition), and then made sure GRUB (the bootloader I'm using for Linux) had an entry for Windows. It's working now. My boot loader loads and let's me pick which OS I want to run. Both boot fine. This must be an HP imposed limitation because I haven't had problems like this on any of my other machines. Until I removed the HP garbage from the EFI, it would reset all of my changes every time I rebooted.
I love HP hardware. I don't buy pre-built systems from anybody else and many of my clients buy HP hardware (and are happy with it) on my recommendation. The price is right, the cooling is excellent (a huge problem on most laptops), and your machines last forever. It is sad HP isunnecessarily locking down configuration. BIOS has less and less options on each new release. I would hate to have to take my business and recommendations elsewhere, but if this trend continues, eventually I'll have to.