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Hi Anno,
I don't know which modules (nvme) these bioses may have as it's been some time since I've booted my windmill. I've upload a zip file with the versions I have, F03C3A07, F03C3B01, F03C3B04, and F03C3B11.
I don't know which modules (nvme) these bioses may have as it's been some time since I've booted my windmill. I've upload a zip file with the versions I have, F03C3A07, F03C3B01, F03C3B04, and F03C3B11.
This is what I have for that:
No stock BIOS for this platform supports booting from NVMe.
I think some people have modded the BIOS with the relevant Dxe to boot from NVMe, but I don't know where those modded BIOSes are available.
I think you can always use something like Clover (usually intended for MacOS) on a USB Boot Stick and chainload the NVMe Bootloader from there.
Optimal ? No. But if you don't have alternatives I'd give that a try IMHO.
Optimal ? No. But if you don't have alternatives I'd give that a try IMHO.
It's possible to inject the nvme boot modules into the bios as explained here: [HowTo] Get full NVMe Support for all Systems with an AMI UEFI BIOS . I'm fairly sure this is how this was done by iguy. If you go down this path, back up the existing bios and make sure you flash only one node until you're sure it's working properly. You can use one of the two nodes to recover a bad flash if required. if you're not comfortable with then as Luckylinux suggested cover is one potential.
Clover
GitHub - CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader: Bootloader for macOS, Windows and Linux in UEFI and in legacy mode
Bootloader for macOS, Windows and Linux in UEFI and in legacy mode - CloverHackyColor/CloverBootloader
github.com
I don't own this System and IIRC I only used Clover in one Circumstance where I couldn't boot from the main Drive, but that was a LONG time ago.
I just remember it could be a good Tool when you are in difficult Situations such as this one.
Not sure how it handles Secureboot, if that is a Requirement for you, though.