After having trouble with the software setup on my new Framework 16 I had to set it aside for a while, and now that I’m coming back to it I can’t pick up where I left off.
Where I left off was having installed an OS on an external USB-C storage device[1], which I was able to boot from at the time. Coming back to it now I can’t get it to boot from the same external storage.
Following the instructions at How do I boot from a USB drive? I don’t see any boot options at all. Unplugging the external storage and plugging it back in did get the light on the storage device to come on, but did not get it to appear on the F12 screen (including after rebooting). The link from that page that says it goes to a workaround for this situation goes to How do I enter the BIOS on the Framework Laptop? , which does not describe a workaround. The BIOS only shows the two internal storage devices, not the external.
Does anyone know what I need to do to restore the ability to boot from my external storage again?
I have not (yet) enabled any of the boot security options in the BOIS.
(I had trouble getting the installer to set up the partitioning I wanted; I plan to use the external to partition the internal storage in advance, then have the installer use the pre-made partitions. Once that’s working the external can be a rescue drive.) ↩︎