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>in 2020 they hardcoded the path to the EFI of their laptop to be windows only. So you can't install Linux at all on HPs post-2020?

• BiteCode_dev 4y ago
  cp /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi 1>/dev/null 2>&1 cp /boot/efi/EFI/ubuntu/grubx64.efi /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/bootx64.efi 1>/dev/null 2>&1 :D
  • CatWChainsaw 4y ago
    Unlike most of HN I am not a "computer person". I know not to click on suspicious links and that's about all that can be said of me. So I'm not sure if you're giving me a hint, or doing the equivalent of telling me to delete System32!
    • smarnach 4y ago
      They explained how to trick HP laptops with hard-coded EFI paths into booting Ubuntu anyway. This will overwrite the Windows EFI, so only try this at home if you know what you are doing.
      • CatWChainsaw 4y ago
        I probably wouldn't know but I appreciate having the resource!