On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 04:49:40AM -0800, [email protected] wrote:
> On Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 1:52:52 PM UTC+2, unman wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 10:21:37PM -0800, [email protected] wrote:
> > > On Saturday, November 24, 2018 at 2:54:03 AM UTC+2, unman wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 02:07:32PM -0800, Humble wrote:
> > > > > Good day, 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've got a brand new Dell Precision 7730 that I was planning to 
> > > > > install QubesOS on. 
> > > > > As soon as I attempt to start the boot sequence, I get this error:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Operating System Loader failed signature verification. WARNING: The 
> > > > > file may have been tampered with
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've tried several OS-es and Ubuntu and ESXi boot just fine, with Xen 
> > > > > and a couple more failing to do so. 
> > > > > Upgraded the bios and all that, still no go. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Unfortunately from what I understand this generation of laptops no 
> > > > > longer accepts installations of OS-es in legacy mode. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am looking forward for your thougths. 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > You have TPM enabled: I think you can disable it:
> > > > Go into the BIOS (F2 on boot?)
> > > > Under Security, you can turn off TPM, which should allow you to boot
> > > > other OS.
> > > > You can also turn off Secure Boot.
> > > > 
> > > > I dont think that you are prohibited from legacy boot.
> > > > Have a look under the Advanced Boot options, and you may be able to
> > > > enable legacy boot there.
> > > > 
> > > > unman
> > > 
> > > Legacy boot is not prohibited, but is allowed only for external devices 
> > > (USB, SD Card, PXE).
> > > This is the KB article from Dell's official site and this appears to be 
> > > the norm from now on for any Enterprise-grade Dell laptop.
> > > https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln309720/newer-dell-systems-unable-to-boot-to-internal-boot-device-in-legacy-boot-mode?lang=en
> > > 
> > > Looking forward for any guidance.
> > > 
> > 
> > I'm not sure what more you want. You have bought a laptop that cant boot
> > legacy mode from internal disk.
> > Try installing in UEFI mode.
> 
> .... Which doesn't work and it gives the error in the original post 
> (Operating System Loader failed signature verification. WARNING: The file may 
> have been tampered with) indicating that there are integrity checks that the 
> current (and the 4.0.1-rc1) image are failing for the current generation of 
> UEFI-enabled BIOS-es. 

No, it indicates that you still havent disabled SecureBoot, as I suggested.

> What is not clear in the above? UEFI doesn't work and Legacy isn't supported. 
> 


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