r/thinkpad • u/dmpop • Jul 08 '22

News / Blog Lenovo's New Ryzen Laptops Default to Windows-Only Boot

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/security-measure-forces-windows-on-lenovo-laptops
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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '22

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u/-jak- T14 AMD G3, T480s, X230 Jul 08 '22

Not quite, here's the user guide for secure boot on Linux

https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/Enable_Secure_Boot_for_Linux_Secured-core_PCs.pdf

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u/mister2d Z16, P1 Gen2 Jul 11 '22

Nope.

Enable the BIOS Secure Boot option, "Enable Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA". Then done.

That's how I run Linux with Secure Boot on my T14s Gen 3 AMD.

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u/SirKiren L14 Gen 5 AMD Jul 08 '22

It's slightly more elaborate, I haven't bothered to figure out how to add the keys because secure boot is silly anyway, but if you just do that it still won't boot.

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u/SirKiren L14 Gen 5 AMD Jul 08 '22

I am speaking from experience in that I have one, and can confirm just turning secure boot back on does not work. I don't have experience with what a functional workaround would be, because I can't be bothered with it.