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Nucleo

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Registered: 2024-11-11

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Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

Hi, my friends and i want to play Valorant, but it requires Secure Boot to be enabled. I dual boot Win11

While looking through the Wiki, i found the method using

sbctl

to fix it but unfortunately my MotherBoards BIOS doesnt have an option to enter Setup Mode so that i can clear and re-sign keys. Is there an alternative way to do this w/o using Setup Mode?

My BIOS

https://imgur.com/a/sOQIWFf

Last edited by Nucleo (2025-02-15 15:48:57)

icar

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From: Catalunya

Registered: 2020-07-31

Posts: 535

Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

You can't play Valorant on Linux.
https://areweanticheatyet.com/game/valorant

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

but unfortunately my MotherBoards BIOS doesnt have an option to enter Setup Mode

I find that hard to believe. Like, next to impossible to believe. What motherboard is this?

Nucleo

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Registered: 2024-11-11

Posts: 21

Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

but unfortunately my MotherBoards BIOS doesnt have an option to enter Setup Mode

I find that hard to believe. Like, next to impossible to believe. What motherboard is this?

I dont know, its an MSI one, and i have tried messing with every Boot related settings.
it says MSI Click BIOS (not Click 5).

let me check the MOBO on the specs page.

EDIT: couldnt find it on the Manual. I posted pics of my BIOS

Last edited by Nucleo (2025-02-15 15:49:32)

Nucleo

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Registered: 2024-11-11

Posts: 21

Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

You can't play Valorant on Linux.
https://areweanticheatyet.com/game/valorant

I dont want to play on Linux. I want to be able to have Arch with Secure Boot Enabled. The Valorant is for context
I'll play Valo on Win11

AhmadRehan98

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Registered: 2025-01-13

Posts: 5

Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

On my x570 msi motherboard, to enter setup mode, it was something like this:
(set the bios to advanced, on my mb it was with f7 iirc, instead of the basic view. this might be why you couldn't find the options)

1- go to advanced -> os configuration -> secure boot, put secure boot to custom.
2- disable "Factory Default Key Provisioning". Save, restart and re enter bios.
3- then look for clear all the keys which was beside the provisioning option in my x570. when clearing all keys it says it'll enter setup mode. Press yes, it'll say something like exit without saving, I press no then save and restart.

I'm not an expert on this, and I've read before somewhere that someone broke his motherboard playing around with clearing keys or something similar, so please do this on your own responsibility.

qu@rk

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Registered: 2021-07-28

Posts: 149

Re: Secure Boot Enable with Arch, having problems.

I had a similar issue, ended up with a broken USB port, the one keyboard was plugged into. Have no clue how or why. Enabled secure boot, failed to boot, was pressing keys, black screen. In the whole process that USB port broke. But it does have power, I can charge my phone on it. Data link is done.
Keyboard is fine, plugged it in another port and no issues since. Mind boggling.