I hope it goes ok for the end user. I have a dual boot machine which necessitates pressing a few keys to get it booted. At first it seems a bit awkward, but soon it becomes automatic.
Just a couple of things about your last post.
Is the SSD an mSATA device?
The note in workaround 1.1.2 seems to imply that the first workaround 1.1.1 (Customized Boot) does not work. it would help us if it give details, but it says
Don't know how 5.x might be different to 6.x.
I thought your initial post suggested that there were problems with 5.x on this laptop a couple of years ago as well though you couldn't recall the specific fix. The fact that you got 5.x working on this machine suggests either your Elitebook UEFI is not preset to only to boot Windows or what you did with 5.x solved the problem a different way.
Edit - Having thought about this a bit more, if 5.x was installed in legacy mode, it might be that when the laptop UEFI emulates BIOS it can't enforce the boot restrictions which it appears to be doing in UEFI mode. If this is the case, a new install of 6.x under legacy mode might be made to work albeit at the expense of the restrictions involved in using BIOS/MBR.
I think the lesson is to be prepared for a challenge when putting Linux on some models of HP Business Class laptops.
Just a couple of things about your last post.
Is the SSD an mSATA device?
The note in workaround 1.1.2 seems to imply that the first workaround 1.1.1 (Customized Boot) does not work. it would help us if it give details, but it says
Quote:If you are trying to boot on a the mSATA port (m.2 SSD), this is the only working method.
Don't know how 5.x might be different to 6.x.
I thought your initial post suggested that there were problems with 5.x on this laptop a couple of years ago as well though you couldn't recall the specific fix. The fact that you got 5.x working on this machine suggests either your Elitebook UEFI is not preset to only to boot Windows or what you did with 5.x solved the problem a different way.
Edit - Having thought about this a bit more, if 5.x was installed in legacy mode, it might be that when the laptop UEFI emulates BIOS it can't enforce the boot restrictions which it appears to be doing in UEFI mode. If this is the case, a new install of 6.x under legacy mode might be made to work albeit at the expense of the restrictions involved in using BIOS/MBR.
I think the lesson is to be prepared for a challenge when putting Linux on some models of HP Business Class laptops.
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