Hello,As per this paper: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/white-papers/rst-linux-paper.pdf
It should be possible to manipulate RST volumes on linux with mdadm.It has been written almost 10 years ago, so I don't know if its still applicable today though. Here is another explanation that it should be possible to get this thing working: https://superuser.com/questions/349552/sharing-an-intel-rst-between-windows-and-linux
If I were you I would try booting a live ISO of my favorite distro e.g. arch linux and tinker a bit with mdadm scanning for existing raids and similar.
If you can see that raid device there must be a way to install linux on it.By using mdadm you might be able to dissasemble it, reformat the individual drives, create a new UEFI partition and install, however I don't know if it'll be bootable with that specific bios setup.
I know Dell has some random quirks in their bios.For example on my desktop computer with Gigabyte motherboard I was able to just enter path to the linux kernel and initramfs into the uefi bootloader by using efibootmgr however on my Dell laptop this method is not working and I have to use real boot manager systemd-boot in my case.
It's damn tricky to work with this if you have no sighted assistance.For some simple tasks such as handling the boot menu I am using Google Lookout app on my phone so I can just read the screen of my computer with my mobile phone but for more complex interaction sighted help is really very usefull.
Greetings Peter Dňa 4. 3. 2021 o 2:46 John Covici napísal(a):
Perfect use for Aira, I can send you a link to sign up and they can help you change BIOS settings. On Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:52:09 -0500, Didier Spaier via orca-list wrote:Hi Matt, As far as know there is no way to set up any other things than the boot entries from the OS: add/modify/delete/modify the order/set the one to use at next boot up Best, Didier Le 03/03/2021 à 11:16, Matt Dizak via orca-list a écrit :Hi folks, Not an Orca specific question, but more of a "blind guy Linux" question. Just had a new Dell Inspiron laptop delivered today, fired it up via USB with Linux Mint, and installer tells me I need to disable RST (Rapid Storage Technology) needs to be disabled to continue. Played around on Google, and it's in the bios. Apparently, I need to either disable DST, or if that's not an option, disable RAID boot mode and flip to AHCI boot mode. Being blind though, navigating the bios myself isn't going to happen. Does anyone by chance know a way to change the boot mode in bios via terminal while booted via USB? For example, I know how to change the boot sequence with the efibootmgr command line tool, but no idea how to change boot mode from RAID to AHCI, or disable RST. Anyone encounter this problem before? Any tips and tricks? Thanks, Matt _______________________________________________ orca-list mailing list orca-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/ GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html_______________________________________________ orca-list mailing list orca-list gnome org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/orca-list Orca wiki: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Orca Orca documentation: https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/ GNOME Universal Access guide: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/a11y.html
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