X1E-78-100

Setup - general steps

• Create a backup USB medium (>32GB) using the tool Wiederherstellungslaufwerk
• Shrink C partition, using Disk manager of System Control
• install Debian to WSL-2

Disable secure boot on HP Omnibook X 14

• Go to Einstellungen / System / Wiederherstellung
• Click on Erweiterter Start / Jetzt neu starten
• The system reboots into BIOS Setup Utility
• Set Boot Options / Secure Boot / Disabled
• Optionally, you may disable the USB power while sleep+off (This prevents the USB-C hub to drain battery)
• Save Changes and Exit
• Type the displayed 4digit code and press Enter
• Reboot into Windows

Prepare a USB memory stick

NO: Get a boot image from https://git.codelinaro.org/linaro/qcomlt/demos/debian-12-installer-image

NO: http://download.opensuse.org/ports/aarch64/tumbleweed/iso/ openSUSE-Tumbleweed-DVD-aarch64-Snapshot20241013-Media.iso

3rd try: create a memory stick and follow the instructions here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-10-concept-snapdragon-x-elite/48800

Install Grub and Linux

• Go to Einstellungen / System / Wiederherstellung
• Click on Erweiterter Start / Jetzt neu starten
• The system reboots into BIOS Setup Utility
• Run Problembehandlung / Erweiterte Optionen / UEFI Firmware Einstellungen / Neu Starten
• UEFI Menu appears
• DO NOT RUN THE BOOTMANAGER (It will not run the installer)
• Instead, change the boot order under Setup