Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: John Ames Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: HP Z2 G9 installation Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:57:39 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 26 Message-ID: <20250424075739.00004af7@gmail.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:57:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="aa89d5d476f57800efeba4aac6fae097"; logging-data="1846205"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/rEPlq6nR810cnuUYVgURUaJRBU/2k0K8=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:AZdE86ZcG1qnB7H0us317EMSrnU= X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.3.0 (GTK 3.24.42; x86_64-w64-mingw32) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:67209 On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:35:33 -0400 Popping Mad wrote: > I brought an HP Z2 G9 from the HP store with Windows preinstalled on > it... it was much cheaper than a customized linux ready version. > > The UEFI does not has a classic version and the boot rom has been set > to turn off secure boot and to boot from the USB. It can see the USB > device but it will not boot into the installation boot loader. It > just stares back at me with a blank screen. > > I am looking for suggestions. The thing comes with something called > the Wolf Security system that shows up on the boot screen when it > powers up. I have turned off everything the UEFI boot rom that I see > that might be causing a problem. Modern HPs are irredeemable garbage; the firmware lockout shenanigans are just the beginning. Wait'll the PSU dies and you realize they made it a proprietary standard just so's you have to buy an OEM replacement! It's *probably* possible to work around the boot issue, but it's not worth the bother (even getting using one of these things to boot a Windows install on another disk took hours, when our receptionist's PC died a couple years back.) Save yourself the headache - take it back to the store and get literally *anything* else.