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Screw it, I’m installing Linux (www.theverge.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

One could try a Live version for the distros that have that feature. For those unaware, the Live version is merely the bootable cd image (or USB image). Does no harm to the underlying OS. If you like it you can then install it.

Edit to add: If you use bitlocker (copy your keys), it can have hooks in the TPM/bios settings as well. Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

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  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    Beware of BitLocker though - I had no idea it was enabled on my wife's windows tablet and when I came back from a Linux live image her windows drive was locked. The keys were not in her Microsoft account and we couldn't find them anywhere else so I ended up having to erase the device. Luckily she didn't use it for much but find and copy your keys before attempting a live Linux boot.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    Good to know and thanks for mentioning it, but it is odd that this happens if nothing is done to the host's hardware. Did you ever discover the why of it?

    find and copy your keys

    A good piece of advice regardless of what one is doing. This isn't the first time I've heard that keys weren't found in someone's account.

    Edit to add: It appears bitlocker has hooks in the TPM/bios settings as well. Disable bitlocker prior to attempting a live boot.

    https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=9145

    https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=430251

    https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/bitlocker-and-tpm-blocks-the-hard-disk-after-booting-from-usb-and-pressing-try-ubuntu/57833/17

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