# \[RESOLVED\] Windows11/ Fedora39 dual boot **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Created:** [January 14, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566 "2024-01-14T18:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Russ\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@Russ\_S](https://community.frame.work/u/Russ_S)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566/1 "2024-01-14T18:42:30Z")
I am having trouble setting up a dual boot with Windows and Fedora on my Framework laptop. I hope someone can help me identify what I might be doing wrong in order to successfully dual boot Windows 11 and Fedora 39. The laptop is a Framework FW13 with an AMD 7840U processor, 32GB Crucial RAM, and a 2TB Nextorage NVMe. I have updated the BIOS, Windows, and installed all FW AMD drivers. I’ve had the laptop since November, and it has been absolutely trouble-free. Based on some insightful discussions on FW and Fedora forums, I wanted to explore using Fedora OS for most, if not all, of my work-related tasks, primarily in digital forensics and cybersecurity. On the Framework laptop, I tested various Fedora flavors using VirtualBox and VMware, and everything worked perfectly fine. I was able to install and use programs via RPM, Flatpacks, etc. I also tested a Windows 10/Fedora Workstation dual boot on a Lenovo E595, and everything worked great. If I needed to figure out a trick or two, I found answers quickly. I decided to finally install Fedora Workstation on the Framework. Since I need Windows as well, I opted for a dual boot. The steps I took to install Fedora were as follows: I disabled secure boot, turned off fast startup, and shrank the C: partition by 320GB (I also tried to install Fedora on the 250GB expansion card, with the same results). I created a Fedora KDE installation USB using Rufus. I booted to live Fedora, confirmed that everything was working, and then selected ‘install.’ I installed it on the partition I created, but upon accessing my new OS, I realized I must be doing something wrong since I couldn’t see the Windows partition in the File Manager. As soon as I rebooted, the problems started. I saw the Grub menu, it booted into Fedora, I saw the Framework and Fedora logos, and then it stopped loading. I got a black screen with the message: **Warning: /dev/disk/by-uuid/399990-97a2-4d77-9a1c-719e2d789751 does not exist.** **Entering emergency mode. Exit shell to continue.** I found several online discussions, but I am unable to troubleshoot. What am I forgetting? ---
**Author:** ![Loell\_Framework](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Loell\_Framework](https://community.frame.work/u/Loell_Framework)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566/2 "2024-01-17T21:59:37Z")
Hi @Russ_S , Are you still able to boot fedora live? if so, can we check disk? > fdisk -l ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@Russ\_S](https://community.frame.work/u/Russ_S)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 2:13am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566/3 "2024-01-18T02:13:38Z")
This is the output: liveuser@localhost-live:~$ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 232.89 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors Disk model: USB DISK 3.2 Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes Disklabel type: gpt Disk identifier: 795FCD94-6716-4E59-A12E-51E3F44BE667 Device Start End Sectors Size Type /dev/sda1 2048 488396799 488394752 232.9G Microsoft basic data Disk /dev/sdb: 14.65 GiB, 15728640000 bytes, 30720000 sectors Disk model: STORAGE DEVICE Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disklabel type: dos Disk identifier: 0x01af81b2 Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type /dev/sdb1 \* 2048 30719999 30717952 14.6G c W95 FAT32 (LBA) Disk /dev/loop0: 2.18 GiB, 2342440960 bytes, 4575080 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk /dev/loop1: 8.79 GiB, 9439281152 bytes, 18436096 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk /dev/loop2: 32 GiB, 34359738368 bytes, 67108864 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk /dev/mapper/live-rw: 8.79 GiB, 9439281152 bytes, 18436096 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk /dev/mapper/live-base: 8.79 GiB, 9439281152 bytes, 18436096 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk /dev/zram0: 8 GiB, 8589934592 bytes, 2097152 sectors Units: sectors of 1 \* 4096 = 4096 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes ---
**Author:** ![Russ\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2acd7d/32.png) [@Russ\_S](https://community.frame.work/u/Russ_S)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566/4 "2024-01-27T01:04:11Z")
I successfully installed a dual-boot system with Windows 11 and Fedora 39 KDE. As I had predicted, the mistake was mine: I overlooked the fact that the BIOS version corresponds to the last two numbers, 03. **03.02**. I executed the BIOS update (3.03) executable file in Windows and installed Fedora on the expansion card. Everything is working great. ---
**Author:** ![Loell\_Framework](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Loell\_Framework](https://community.frame.work/u/Loell_Framework)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/resolved-windows11-fedora39-dual-boot/43566/5 "2024-01-27T04:05:09Z")
Thank you for updating this thread @Russ_S 🙂