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@ -2865,6 +2865,29 @@ over on [[https://github.com/vale981/KSP-30-Hack/][GitHub]].
Maybe this was of interest you. If not, then thanks for reading this
far anyways :P.
*** Removing legacy boot from a Linux live stick.
CLOSED: [2021-11-19 Fri 13:48]
:PROPERTIES:
:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: removing-legacy-boot-from-a-linux-live-stick-dot
:END:
I got my ThinkPad used for a bargain price but with locked
bios/uefi-setup. Annyingly, it defaults to legacy boot and there is no
way to change that.
My previous workaround was rather involved and is documented in the
[[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470#UEFI_boot][Arch wiki]]. Today however I bricked my system at work and had to
restore it in a hurry.
It turns out that you can nuke the =MBR= of the live stick to remove
the legacy boot.
**Make sure you know what the device path of the USB stick is. You
don't want to nuke some innocent hard drive :)!**
Over at [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/1100086/removing-extra-option-from-boot-manager-in-legacy-mode-after-deleting-ubuntu][stack exchange]] someone had a similar problem and one proposed
solution was to overwrite the first ~446~ Byte of the =MBR= with
zeros. Find the device path of the live stick with ~lsblk~ and then
~dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=446 count=1~ as root and you're set.
** Uncategorized :@Uncategorized:
*** Neuseeland Restauration
CLOSED: [2021-08-03 Tue 14:53]
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[fn:5] =ctime=, creation time
*** DONE Removing legacy boot from a Linux live stick.
CLOSED: [2021-11-19 Fri 13:48]
:PROPERTIES:
:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: removing-legacy-boot-from-a-linux-live-stick-dot
:END:
I got my ThinkPad used for a bargain price but with locked
bios/uefi-setup. Annyingly, it defaults to legacy boot and there is no
way to change that.
My previous workaround was rather involved and is documented in the
[[https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T470#UEFI_boot][Arch wiki]]. Today however I bricked my system at work and had to
restore it in a hurry.
It turns out that you can nuke the =MBR= of the live stick to remove
the legacy boot.
**Make sure you know what the device path of the USB stick is. You
don't want to nuke some innocent hard drive :)!**
Over at [[https://askubuntu.com/questions/1100086/removing-extra-option-from-boot-manager-in-legacy-mode-after-deleting-ubuntu][stack exchange]] someone had a similar problem and one proposed
solution was to overwrite the first ~446~ Byte of the =MBR= with
zeros. Find the device path of the live stick with ~lsblk~ and then
~dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx bs=446 count=1~ as root and you're set.
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title = "Removing legacy boot from a Linux live stick."
author = ["Valentin Boettcher"]
date = 2021-11-19T13:48:00+01:00
categories = ["Uncategorized"]
categories = ["Hacks"]
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