On 28.01.2020 10:13, J. D. Leach wrote: > To Whom it May Concern, > > Have a Dell Inspiron 3668 desktop with the latest Dell firmware > (1.12.2). This update, and numerous of the preceding ones, do not > allow ANY type of loading of Debian (or any othe Linux flavor) onto > the PC. In the BIOS configuration menu, no option is available to boot > from the DVD drive, or USB, unless a Windows recovery media is > detected. Linux loader programs likewise fail, and Windows loads > instead. PC is about two years old. > > Looked all across the 'Net and have found zero fixes outside of wiping > the hard drive. The latest Dell support pages regarding the set up of > the boot sequence does not cover the firmware installed on my PC. > > I suspect Microsoft is back to trying to squelch the use of software > other than what it approves of. > > Thought you might wish to be aware. > > Dave Leach > On the second thought, there is a mention about installation procedures of alternative OSs in this document. [1] So now I think you simply have to make proper UEFI bootable media. Legacy boot media, prepared like in "the old times", won't cut it for this PC.
[1] https://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/inspiron-3668-desktop_setup-guide_en-us.pdf -- With kindest regards, Alexander. ⢀⣴⠾⠻⢶⣦⠀ ⣾⠁⢠⠒⠀⣿⡁ Debian - The universal operating system ⢿⡄⠘⠷⠚⠋⠀ https://www.debian.org ⠈⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀
