My girlfriend is trying to run Bazzite. She installed it, but she can’t run it, because secure boot is turned on. She’s using an Alienware M15 R7, and we can’t find the secure boot setting. The manual says it should be in the boot configuration menu, but it’s not there or in security either. How do you disabled secure boot on an M15 R7?
On some BIOSes you have to set and enable master password for some advanced options to show up.
You should be able to enroll the Secure Boot key for Bazzite and keep it enabled. Instructions: https://docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/secure_boot/
The first line of method B is
Disable Secure Boot in the BIOS before proceeding, and then re-enable it after enrolling the key.
Can you help us with this step? We can’t figure out how to do it.
Alienware should be Dell I think. Is there a security tab in the BIOS?
Although, a windows update may nuke this, and require reinstalling bootloader/keys.
This is a good tip, if they are dual booting, but there is no reference to that in the post. I’d recommend to not dual boot. Less problems and no Windows
good point.
Usually it’s in the security tab, sometimes it’s under a sub menu with an arcane name like “Windows Settings” or “Boot Configuration”. It’s hard to help without the exact UEFI in front of us
Did you upgrade to the latest bios version?
Factory reset the bios?
Check for option pins on the motherboard?
How did brazzite install with secure boot turned on?
Could have been disabled by the vendor. My partner has an Acer with the same issue.
Everyones flexing with their girlfriends
Well my wife could care less about Linux, should probably find a new one…
in some its called other os like on rog ausus boards could be same or its alienware so the bios may be more restrictive
Secure Boot settings should be under the Security tab in the BIOS.
