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July 26th, 2025 08:40
Debian won't boot on XPS 9380
Dear Community, sorry if this has already been resolved in some other place. A while ago, the hard drive (NVME) on my XPS 13 9380 crashed. I bought a new one and replaced it. I managed to install debian stable (12) on it after changing to legacy boot mode. However, I am now not able to boot to the new system. I have tried both legacy mode and UEFI secure (and insecure) boot mode with AHCI mode without success, the BIOS should be updated. Why am I failing?
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anne_droid
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July 26th, 2025 09:57
Hi
The BIOS I see, Dell XPS 13 9380 System BIOS is dated 06 Nov 2023.
Do you need to update that (XPS_9380_1.26.0.exe)?
Are you Dual booting?
Do you have the Live Debian distro to attempt repairs with?
A few more details may help.
debianite
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July 26th, 2025 19:56
Let's see bios version is 1.26.0 Yes I am able to boot from a live debian stable (12) version. What details shall I provide? Do you think it matters that I installed from legacy boot?
anne_droid
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July 27th, 2025 08:50
Hi
I try with secure boot enabled, just a bad habit I have. However it does mean I follow a method/routine and have less to check if/when there is a problem.
Obviously the storage device (HDD/SSD) is for GPT/uEFI to suit the above.
Perhaps a piccy of the storage layout?
YashSmith
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July 31st, 2025 09:21
If Debian won’t boot on your Dell XPS 9380, disable Secure Boot in BIOS, update firmware, and use kernel ≥5.10. Ensure NVMe and Intel graphics drivers load properly. Try booting with
nomodesetoracpi=off. Also, verify UEFI settings and use non-free firmware during installation if needed.