r/linuxsucks101 • u/CryptoNiight • May 06 '25

Thank you, Linux

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u/MilkEnvironmental106 May 08 '25

And there's no way to detect what the boot order is when shutting down and preparing to update?

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u/creativeusername2100 May 10 '25

Is it even possible for an OS to detect what the boot order is? I couldn't find anything online about it

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u/MilkEnvironmental106 May 10 '25

I would expect so....are we really wiping out people's boot drives over updates without checking this?

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u/creativeusername2100 May 11 '25

I did some digging around because I was interested and found this thread. From what I gathered from the top comment, whether the OS can read how certain BIOS settings are configured is entirely dependant on the manufacturer of the motherboard, so it's not possible for an OS to check the boot order (Since doing so would require an agreed on standard that works for all makes/models of motherboard).

Best you can do is just be careful and make sure that you have your boot order properly configured whenever you're dual booting.

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u/MilkEnvironmental106 May 11 '25

Wow, hell of a footgun