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Enabling secure boot on Dell Latitude E6440 running Fedora 22 | ==Enabling secure boot on Dell Latitude E6440 running Fedora 22== | ||
===Background=== | |||
I've wiped the Microsoft OS that came with this machine and installed Fedora. | I've wiped the Microsoft OS that came with this machine and installed Fedora. | ||
Now, I'd like to enable secure boot. | Now, I'd like to enable secure boot. | ||
===Enable Secure boot and see how things fail without a key=== | |||
Boot to bios with F12 | Boot to bios with F12 | ||
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Press F5 key to run onboard diagnostics. | Press F5 key to run onboard diagnostics. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
===Return to legacy boot=== |
Revision as of 18:08, 13 August 2015
Enabling secure boot on Dell Latitude E6440 running Fedora 22
Background
I've wiped the Microsoft OS that came with this machine and installed Fedora. Now, I'd like to enable secure boot.
Enable Secure boot and see how things fail without a key
Boot to bios with F12
It looks like this:
Use the ^(Up) and v(Down) arrow keys to move the pointer to the desired boot device. Press [Enter] to a attempt the boot or ESC to Cancel. (* = Password Required) Boot mode is set to: LEGACY; Secure Boot: OFF LEGACY BOOT: USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Internal HDD Onboard NIC OTHER OPTIONS: BIOS Setup BIOS Flash Update Diagnostics CHange Boot Mode Settings
The bios indicates that secure boot is off
Turn on Secure Boot and get scary warning #1
Use the ^(Up) and v(Down) arrow keys to move the pointer to the desired boot device. Press [Enter] to a attempt the boot or ESC to Cancel. (* = Password Required) Boot mode is set to: LEGACY; Secure Boot: OFF WARNING: You have chosen to make changes to the system boot settings. These settings will alter the way that the computer is allowed to boot. Proceed with caution. Please select an option: CHANGE BOOT MODE TO: 1) UEFI Boot Mode, Secure Boot OFF 2) UEFI Boot Mode, Secure Boot ON
Get scary warning #2
Use the ^(Up) and v(Down) arrow keys to move the pointer to the desired boot device. Press [Enter] to a attempt the boot or ESC to Cancel. (* = Password Required) Boot mode is set to: LEGACY; Secure Boot: OFF WARNING: You have chosen to enable the UEFI Secure Boot feature. When this feature is enabled, it is only possible to boot an Operating System or Application that is both Digitally Signed and Trusted. Changing this setting may render the system unable to boot to the currently installed Operating System. Please proceed with caution. DO YOU WISH TO PROCEED? Yes No
Scary warning #3
Use the ^(Up) and v(Down) arrow keys to move the pointer to the desired boot device. Press [Enter] to a attempt the boot or ESC to Cancel. (* = Password Required) Boot mode is set to: LEGACY; Secure Boot: OFF WARNING: The required changes to enable the UEFI Secure Boot feature will now be applied. Select <Apply the changes> to confirm the change or <Cancel> to abort and keep the current settings. Please only mke this change if you are certain. FINAL CONFIRMATION: Apply the Change Cancel
Hey, my system is broken! Why didn't anyone warn me about this?
No bootable devices found. Press F1 key to retry boot. Press F2 key for setup utility. Press F5 key to run onboard diagnostics.