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Old 08-10-2020, 04:31 AM   #1
NotoRiousDa
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Can't boot linux (or any other OS) from USB on my RDP Thinbook


So I bought this new weird notebook for my daily purposes and it has Windows 10 installed on it.

The specs are:

CPU: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8350 CPU @ 1.44GHz 1.44GHz
Memory(RAM): 2.00 GB
GPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics
System type: 32-bit Operating System, x64 based processor (Windows 10 32bit)

I know the specs are awful but this is just a daily purpose laptop which I sometimes use to code somethings on it using Notepad++. so as you could see the specs are horrible and windows 10 on this thing is just a nightmare, so I am considering installing Linux which is much lighter and I am more comfortable with it.
Though the problem is even though i set the boot priority to my USB flash drive, it just doesn't boot from there, there are no legacy or CSM or UEFI settings in my bios, the secure boot is off, the fast boot is off, it just doesn't boot from my USB drive (i used it on my other laptop and it works and boots fine). You might say that the problem might be because you are trying to boot Linux and I have to say I even tried windows 10 and it doesn't boot that as well. I tried other USB ports and the ports work just fine when I connect them. There is an EFI shell that i can boot into but I don't know how to use it to my advantage. Also, there is a Fixed Boot Order Priority option just above the boot order priority option which I cannot change anything from it. Any ideas on how can I boot Linux on this device?

Pictures from BIOS settings:

Boot menu: (NOTE: I cannot change the Fixed Boot Order but i can change the normal Boot Order Priority)
https://i.stack.imgur.com/zGcF1.jpg

This is Security settings in BIOS:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/ITvgn.jpg

Security settings keys:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/6aWGv.jpg

Even when I select USB from boot menu:
https://i.stack.imgur.com/VaMoL.jpg

Please help me...
 
Old 08-11-2020, 06:25 PM   #2
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I suspect that maybe you need a 32bit efi bootloader
https://www.google.com/search?channe...+Support+linux
 
Old 08-11-2020, 06:47 PM   #3
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I had a laptop provided by my workplace once, that had a 64 bit CPU but a motherboard that was not 64bit compatible. Despite the CPU, it would only run 32-bit operating systems. For this laptop, make sure you are trying a 32-bit image and loader and see what happens.
 
Old 08-11-2020, 07:34 PM   #4
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https://github.com/sundarnagarajan/rdp-thinbook-linux
It says at the above site the 1130 supports 64bit, the 1430 32bit , which do you have (11 inch screen is newer & supports 64bit, old 14 inch model is 32bit)?
 
Old 08-12-2020, 02:33 AM   #5
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+1 colorpurple21859.

(even tho' your boot option #2 is UEFI, if not 32bit, it will likely be bypassed for Win.)

also, which Distros have you tried to install?
 
Old 08-16-2020, 11:51 AM   #6
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This laptop Samsung NP350<blah> boots UEFI 100% of the time if I have a GPT partition table. I had to use fdisk to get rid of UEFI.
 
Old 08-21-2020, 02:21 PM   #7
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https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquesti...it_efi_how_to/
 
Old 11-08-2020, 09:38 AM   #8
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NotoRiousDa View Post
So I bought this new weird notebook for my daily purposes and it has Windows 10 installed on it.

The specs are:

CPU: Intel(R) Atom(TM) x5-Z8350 CPU @ 1.44GHz 1.44GHz
Memory(RAM): 2.00 GB
GPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics
System type: 32-bit Operating System, x64 based processor (Windows 10 32bit)

I know the specs are awful but this is just a daily purpose laptop which I sometimes use to code somethings on it using Notepad++. so as you could see the specs are horrible and windows 10 on this thing is just a nightmare, so I am considering installing Linux which is much lighter and I am more comfortable with it.
Though the problem is even though i set the boot priority to my USB flash drive, it just doesn't boot from there, there are no legacy or CSM or UEFI settings in my bios, the secure boot is off, the fast boot is off, it just doesn't boot from my USB drive (i used it on my other laptop and it works and boots fine). You might say that the problem might be because you are trying to boot Linux and I have to say I even tried windows 10 and it doesn't boot that as well. I tried other USB ports and the ports work just fine when I connect them. There is an EFI shell that i can boot into but I don't know how to use it to my advantage. Also, there is a Fixed Boot Order Priority option just above the boot order priority option which I cannot change anything from it. Any ideas on how can I boot Linux on this device?

.........

Please help me...
That is an Atom processor. Are you trying to boot an Atom compatible image and 32 bit?
 
  


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