From: Marcus Meissner
From: Andrei Borzenkov
Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 07:21:34 +0300 On 09.05.2024 05:47, Bob Rogers wrote:
I have an old HP Envy . . .
This doesn't seem to apply; I wasn't booting an old release.
15.5 beta is an old release from early 2023. Yes, which shows you how frequently I use this laptop (wrong keyboard, screen too small, and I hate mouse pads -- and am not fond of mice in general). But I need it rather urgently for a business trip I am taking in two days. If you mean 15.6 beta this should work. After "zypper dup" and extensive subsequent updates, I tried it anyway (thanks, Andrei, Marcus), and it seemed to work temporarily, but then failed again. (I would be happy keeping "secure boot" permanently off in the BIOS, but part of the immediate problem is that the battery is thoroughly dead, so the BIOS keeps forgetting. I am getting a new battery today, but it would be nice to kill this useless pseudo-security rigmarole once and for all.) So I am in the process of installing the openSUSE Leap 15.6 release candidate, and I notice on the main installer options page a "Secure boot" choice, which defaults to "enabled". I am wondering what happens if I disable that, or does that send me down another less-than-well- tested path of pain in the booty? -- Bob