[solved] After new installation no access to BIOS

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[solved] After new installation no access to BIOS

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Hi community,
i installed Mint 21 on brand new hardware as a Linux beginner. Runs very good. Just one problem : I can´t load my BIOS anymore with "del" or any Key. It automatically loads the system.
I disabled the secure boot option in the BIOS beforehand.
Any suggestions?
I don´t want to use the QFLASH method ( if it would help in the first place).
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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Make/model of computer?

I would try rebooting and just continuously tapping F1 or whatever.
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.4.10
    tk: GTK 3.24.33 wm: Mutter dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 21 Vanessa base: Ubuntu 22.04 jammy
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: Gigabyte product: B550M DS3H v: N/A serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: Gigabyte model: B550M DS3H serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends LLC.
    v: F14 date: 01/04/2022
Battery:
  Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Marathon Mouse/Performance Plus M705 serial: <filter>
    charge: 10% (should be ignored) status: Discharging
CPU:
  Info: 6-core model: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3
    rev: 0 cache: L1: 384 KiB L2: 3 MiB L3: 16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 3598 high: 4338 min/max: 400/4464 boost: enabled cores: 1: 4338 2: 3541
    3: 3533 4: 3553 5: 3551 6: 3345 7: 3706 8: 3094 9: 3265 10: 4174 11: 3548 12: 3532
    bogomips: 93417
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Cezanne vendor: Gigabyte driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
    ports: active: HDMI-A-1 empty: HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1638
  Device-2: Microdia Terra HD1080PC Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0c45:636b
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.3 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu,ati
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96
  Monitor-1: HDMI-A-0 mapped: HDMI-A-1 model: Samsung SA300/SA350 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 102
    diag: 547mm (21.5")
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD RENOIR (LLVM 13.0.1 DRM 3.42 5.15.0-46-generic) v: 4.6 Mesa 22.0.5
    direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637
  Device-2: AMD Family 17h HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3
  Device-3: Microdia Terra HD1080PC Camera type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
    bus-ID: 1-6:3 chip-ID: 0c45:636b
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-46-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Gigabyte driver: r8169
    v: kernel pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
  IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 35.07 GiB (7.5%)
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 970 EVO Plus 500GB size: 465.76 GiB
    speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> temp: 38.9 C
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 113.11 GiB used: 12.22 GiB (10.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 139.8 MiB used: 5.2 MiB (3.7%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
  ID-3: /home size: 328.55 GiB used: 22.85 GiB (7.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3
Swap:
  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 15.26 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p4
USB:
  Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 10 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Logitech Classic Keyboard 200 type: Keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    rev: 1.1 speed: 1.5 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c315
  Device-2: 1-6:3 info: Microdia Terra HD1080PC Camera type: Video,Audio
    driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 0c45:636b
  Device-3: 1-10:4 info: Integrated Express ITE Device type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid
    rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 048d:5702
  Hub-2: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
  Hub-3: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Device-1: 3-1:2 info: Logitech Unifying Receiver type: Keyboard,Mouse,HID
    driver: logitech-djreceiver,usbhid rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s chip-ID: 046d:c52b
  Hub-4: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
  Hub-5: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
    chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
  Hub-6: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C mobo: 35.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 42.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
  Packages: 2380 apt: 2374 flatpak: 6
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb https: //ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/packages.linuxmint.com vanessa main upstream import backport
    2: deb http: //mirror.netcologne.de/ubuntu jammy main restricted universe multiverse
    3: deb http: //mirror.netcologne.de/ubuntu jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
    4: deb http: //mirror.netcologne.de/ubuntu jammy-backports main restricted universe multiverse
    5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
Info:
  Processes: 301 Uptime: 1h 0m Memory: 14.98 GiB used: 2.85 GiB (19.0%) Init: systemd v: 249
  runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 11.2.0 alt: 11 Client: Unknown python3.10 client inxi: 3.3.13
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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I tried "hacking" on the keyboard already :D
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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please post the contents of what sudo efibootmgr dumps on screen if you type that in terminal.
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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BootCurrent: 0000
Timeout: 1 seconds
BootOrder: 0000,0001,0002,0003
Boot0000* ubuntu
Boot0001* UEFI:CD/DVD Drive
Boot0002* UEFI:Removable Device
Boot0003* UEFI:Network Device
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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nice mobo. I suppose you could always try to clear the CMOS...
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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I was thinking about to try a less brute force method, meaning, inserting a Stick with BIOS F14 in the assigned Port, and then just pressing the qflash button.
But maybe there is a more elegant solution out there ...
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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_Niko_ wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:31 pm I tried "hacking" on the keyboard already :D
try it with "enter" or "esc"
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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_Niko_ wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:48 pm I was thinking about to try a less brute force method, meaning, inserting a Stick with BIOS F14 in the assigned Port, and then just pressing the qflash button.
But maybe there is a more elegant solution out there ...
flashing the BIOS? "less brute force"? Oh I see - forces boot to stick if boot order is set right... F12 (some keyboards need Fn button pressed while press F button..
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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That's not seeing EFI Settings either then, usually an entry is added to the end of the list for it. If you run the live media you installed with, load the boot repair tool and see if that picks it up when it reconfigures the boot files. Don't bother with the advanced mode, use the standard automatic issue detection script.

There is another possible cause the keyboard shortcut to enter BIOS fails to work, you had fast boot set in BIOS previously and it's on Ultra. This disables USB device input during post. The only way to get around that is shutdown, reset CMOS by disconnecting the PC from the electric supply and pulling the CMOS battery out for at least a minute (switching off the PSU at the rear would suffice if a switch is present)
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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_Niko_ wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:48 pm I was thinking about to try a less brute force method, meaning, inserting a Stick with BIOS F14 in the assigned Port, and then just pressing the qflash button.
But maybe there is a more elegant solution out there ...
That would reset BIOS settings anyway
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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antikythera wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 12:52 pm That's not seeing EFI Settings either then, usually an entry is added to the end of the list for it. If you run the live media you installed with, load the boot repair tool and see if that picks it up when it reconfigures the boot files. Don't bother with the advanced mode, use the standard automatic issue detection script.

There is another possible cause the keyboard shortcut to enter BIOS fails to work, you had fast boot set in BIOS previously and it's on Ultra. This disables USB device input during post. The only way to get around that is shutdown, reset CMOS by disconnecting the PC from the electric supply and pulling the CMOS battery out for at least a minute (switching off the PSU at the rear would suffice if a switch is present)
I try the last option, because i set the it to Ultra. Is this an error? But would you recommend to use the qflash method, so i can install the new BIOS F15 right away :D
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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CMOS cleared and everything seems working!

thanks a lot!!!
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Re: After new installation no access to BIOS

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_Niko_ wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:00 pm I try the last option, because i set the it to Ultra. Is this an error?
It's a mistake if you want control of the PC before it gets to the desktop login.

I haven't used Q-Flash but it is safer to do that method than flashing from a running windows install where other programs can interfere. The problem with UEFI flashing that I have found to be common across all vendors is that when you flash the update they often get reset to factory defaults. So you lose any tweaked settings for CPU features, RAM Speed, Fan control, port states etc. I have written all the changes down from mine so I can copy them back fairly easily.

I flash my MSI systems from USB stick too. They are a bit picky about the drive though, I have two formatted with FAT32 and they will only detect the 16GB drive, not the 64GB one.
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Re: [solved] After new installation no access to BIOS

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thanks for the help!
Can you check my "new" issue :)

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