EFI USB Device (USB) boot failed

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Just purchased a framework 16 but I am unable to boot linux Arch from memory stick I created using balenaEtcher. Previously used Mac OS so new to linux environment. Ironically the same boot disk worked on my old 2010 iMac! Any suggestion would be appreciated.

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So, you’ve used a tool to try and make bootable media. Ideally, that tool should have done the h*ckn’ job for you.

But given it doesn’t work, make sure that…

  • The drive is GPT partitioned (not MBR),
  • That is has an EFI-typed partition,
  • That the EFI-typed partition is EFI (or FAT32) formatted, and
  • That it’s got an EFI\boot\bootx64.efi file on it

If that’s not all true, UEFI won’t necessarily see the device as bootable.

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Have you disabled Secure Boot?

Mash F2 while booting. You cannot get to the Secure Boot settings from the F12 menu.

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Bios does not have secure boot disable option

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Thanks Travis. I should have mentioned that the bootx64.efi file is visible in Bios but fails to load. I will look into the partition

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It definitely does, it’s just not in the setup menu with “Main”, “Advanced” and “Boot”. It is in a separate menu.

Press F2 while booting.

You will end up on a screen with icons in a grid formation. If you see a list of boot options (“EFI USB Device” et al), you are pressing F12 instead of F2.

Choose the “Manage Secure Boot” icon from the bottom row.

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Thanks DHowett. Bios menu changed when I pressed F2 during booting process.:+1: