Framework 16 - Can't boot from NVMe adapter

Framework Laptop 16
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Hello,

I work with an encrypted LUKS NVMe that I connect to computers I work with using an NVMe to USB adapter.

However, my FW16 cannot boot this NVMe. No entry shows in the boot menu.

What I tried:

  1. First, I tried updating to the latest BIOS (4.0.2) using apt (old version of fwupd) then with Flatpak (latest version of fwupd)
    Did not change anything
  2. I tried to disable Secure Boot, but no Secure Boot entry is shown in the boot menu (in any tab, nothing)

Additional info:

  • The NVMe adapter is seen and can be accessed through the Ubuntu installed on my FW16
  • The boot partition of the NVMe (/dev/sda1) is also recognized as a boot partition
  • This does boot without any problem on my workstation (motherboard ASUS prime X-99) so the adapter itself works.
  • I checked the NVMe health using smartmontools and r/w benchmark, everthing’s fine.

How could I access the Secure Boot when no entry related to the secure boot is shown?
Could the Secure Boot be the reason?

Thank you for your help

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The secure boot menu is in administer secure boot or something like that i forgot but will check

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Hello,

I confirm you that I don’t have any entry named “administer secure boot” nor any entry including “secure boot” in its name.

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Get into the bios with F2.
The is a setting in the bios mentioning something like “measure usb4”. If it is disabled, it will not boot from a nvme enclosure.
So, enable it.