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Hello I tried to run Puppy on HP Envy x360?
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-en ... 5-ey0797nr

THE RESULTS ARE REALLY DOWN BAD

* When secure boot is turn on. Even the keys from Fatdog64 registered it triggers an error message that grub2.efi files failed to verify signature. Turning off secure boot is a workaround.

* Upon booting the puppy. It got stuck on starting the init system. The CAPS LOCK indicator on the keyboard are blinking (I'm using the 6.x kernel for that). Even I tried some kernel boot parameters as given on Arch Wiki regarding AMD Ryzen. It still got stuck on starting the init system with binking CAPS LOCK indicator.

Is there anyone successfully booted Puppy on this kind laptop?

what is the pattern of the LED on the CAPS Lock key?

I read that some have had this problem and removed the laptop battery, wait 10+ minutes, plug in the AC and turn on the laptop, which then started.

Other reports were checking the RAM modules were seated correctly worked.

Search engine results do show others have experienced the same on this type of laptop, even with WIndows 11 onboard.

No way can we give any good advice trying to talk in general what Puppy Linux does on this computer.

You need to pick a specific Puppy version.

Tell us the specific name and version of it. Full complete name.
Example:
BookwormPup64 10.0.6
This is BookwormPup64 and the 10.0.6 version of it.

All Puppy versions work a little different.

Fatdog issues need to be posted in the Fatdog section of this forum.
It is not Puppy Linux.
It has a section on this forum, because the developers of it do support and contribute to Puppy Linux.

Looking at the specs of this computer.
You do need to be using a Puppy version that is using a 6 series Linux kernel and a newer firmware package.

I suggest you try BookwormPup64 10.0.6
It has a lot of improvements to Puppy Linux.

It is normal, with Puppy Linux, to need secure boot disabled, when you first boot with it.
It just eliminates a lot of boot issues, depending on what support for secure boot is in the Puppy version ISO.
A lot of Puppy versions, have nothing in their ISO to provide proper setup and support, to boot with secure boot enabled.
Really secure boot is not going to do anything needed.
You are booting the computer, with your own Puppy Linux version, and you are booting the computer.
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