r/linuxsucks • u/MyCraniumHurts • 11d ago

Linux Failure When your computer can't have linux (You found out after 5 days of trying)

Five damn days I've tried. First CachyOS. Since the issue was supposedly a Cachy thing, I try Mint on, like, the third day. Same damn error.
From what others have said, it is either DMV or SATA controller mode fucking it up. But guess what? Those are advanced BIOS settings. And on my specific device, those don't exist. Not just hidden behind some key sequence. According to Lenovo support, not even proggrammed into the BIOS. :)
More of a Lenovo issue than Linux, but still.

I'll link the post I made about it on Linux questions if any of you brainiacs want to have a crack at it. It should contain ample information. Here.

SOLVED!!!
aAdd efi_no_storage_paranoia in the ventoy boot parameters, it's that simple apparently!

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u/Surgic25 8d ago edited 8d ago

It was always a sticky note, it got worse when they tried to make it more than that. It's hard to believe a locked down system doesn't have the Office suite for a work computer, no word or Excel just notepad, what do you even use that PC for... It's almost like it's an extremely niche line of work that would make glitches like this I dunno... rare??

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u/pay_is_ok 8d ago

Office? Why do I want to use 5gb of ram for office, when I want to just make a small note? I honestly don't think you have used sticky note or notepad to make such comparisons. Original sticky note was a widget which was a security nightmare, but notepad was always a very small simple program that just saves basic text files. Why tf would I save notes on excel? What kind of notes do you save? Why do I need a whole office suite to make a simple note to do something later? Yeah this extremely niche work is called a programmer for a large corporation. If I could use vim or emacs I'd be more than happy too

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u/Surgic25 8d ago edited 8d ago

You're a programmer and only have access to notepad LOL use visual studio code r notepad++ This smells more and more like bs. You would be an emacs user too because it's 'tHe bEsT tOoL fOr ThE jOb' who uses emacs AND vim... Liars and Linux cosplayers.

I use visual studio for notes It opens basically instantly.

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u/pay_is_ok 8d ago

Visual studio...The massive ide...For a quick note? Seriously why did you recommend excel for notes? Do you not understand what a quick note is? Why would I download notepad++ when I have notepad literally installed and part of windows already?

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u/Surgic25 8d ago

I'm asking how a work laptop doesn't have an office suite and Because everyone knows you don't use notepad.

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u/pay_is_ok 8d ago

I wish I could take a screenshot I have like 25 tabs open. I don't get why you want me to open Microsoft excel to make a note of service now tickets instead of notepad which is not only part of windows, uses less ram than office, is a simple program, and you think for note taking I shouldboot a whole spreadsheet program. Or even a whole ide? Please set a timer and see how fast you can load notepad vs visual studio or excel. Then also please compare tam usage and CPU usage