Linx 1010B Booting from USB Issues

[lammy]

Hey guys,

 

We've recently purchased a Linx 1010B at our school and having a hell of a time trying to get Windows 10 Enterprise 64bit installed via USB - USB booting is enabled in the bios but the usb pen is never registered as a bootable device, tried several different bootable pens to no avail.

 

Has anyone else had any previous run-ins trying to boot from USB with one of these tablets?

 

Cheers,

 

lammy

[comartholdings]

Hi there,

 

We have a similar issue we have a 1010b Windows 10 tablet and the user has forgotten the local windows password, not a live account. We have tried to get access to the command prompt, and reset but both require you to log on with an admin account, so we then turned to try to boot from USB optical and USB memory stick, both of which failed when the tablet said that was not a boot option, and we could only choose windows boot manager or EFI shell. Any ideas ??

 

I have contacted Linx and they have said all they can do is get a USB flash drive (probably at a cost) out to us in around two weeks after I email in!!!!

[lammy]

Bit of an update: I've managed to get the USB to be detected now, I formatted the USB pen using Rufus as an MBR partition for UEFI but was still having no luck with it being detected. I read elsewhere that the bios is 32-bit only, so the 64bit efi files used to boot weren't being recognized. I threw the 32bit boot files on the pen and was detected straight away!

 

However, Windows setup was reporting that the CPU wasn't 64bit and can't be installed (even though in Windows it reports it as 64..).

 

I'm about to try a 32bit install and see how I get on.

[lammy]

Hi there,

 

We have a similar issue we have a 1010b Windows 10 tablet and the user has forgotten the local windows password, not a live account. We have tried to get access to the command prompt, and reset but both require you to log on with an admin account, so we then turned to try to boot from USB optical and USB memory stick, both of which failed when the tablet said that was not a boot option, and we could only choose windows boot manager or EFI shell. Any ideas ??

 

I have contacted Linx and they have said all they can do is get a USB flash drive (probably at a cost) out to us in around two weeks after I email in!!!!

 

I'm guessing you've already enabled usb boot in the bios so I'd suggest trying formatting a pen as UEFI bootable and using 32bit efi files found in the efi folder, I pulled mine from the Windows 10 dvd.

 

Cheers,

[comartholdings]

Hi .. luckily we managed to get the right password after trying some usual ones. I did email LINX or exertis about the issue and there official response was:

 

"Hi There

 

Unfortunately this is not an Issue we are able to assist with,

 

 

As this is a software based problem, please consult Microsoft on 0344 800 2400, cheers. "

 

Considering the fact that if anyone forgets their password there does not appear to be a way of resetting the device, for a home user this effectively bricks the device. I hope you find a resolution on your unit.

[comartholdings]

just out of curiosity how did you get in the bios, all we can access is the EFI shell?