I have an older Clevo Notebook Model W54_W94_W955TU,-T,-C. I am now unable to access the BIOS etc, as stated in the Topic Title.
The last time I know I could do this was when I switched to Kernel 6.12.x not long after it was announced it was the LTR version.
I tried the solution from Suddenly cannot enter BIOS, Boot Menu
sudo grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot/efi bootloader-id=Manjaro --recheck
But I am getting the following error
Installing for x86_64-efi platform.
Could not prepare Boot variable: Input/output error
grub-install: error: efibootmgr failed to register the boot entry: Input/output error.
The machine boots without issues,.
[tracy@daphne ~]$ inxi -zv8
System:
Kernel: 6.12.21-4-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.12-x86_64
root=UUID=5aa9dd24-270a-4fe0-b9b1-5745bdc4f888 rw quiet splash
udev.log_priority=3 sysrq_always_enabled=1
resume=UUID=4dc86597-0ba0-495d-8e95-cb30a5f34cef
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.3.4 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.12.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Notebook product: W54_W94_W955TU,-T,-C v: N/A
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: Notebook model: W54_W94_W955TU,-T,-C v: V1.0
serial: <superuser required> uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 5.6.5 date: 08/14/2014
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 27.6 Wh (100.0%) condition: 27.6/32.6 Wh (84.9%)
volts: 16.5 min: 14.8 model: Notebook BAT type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
status: full
Memory:
System RAM: total: 8 GiB available: 7.64 GiB used: 4.41 GiB (57.7%)
Message: For most reliable report, use superuser + dmidecode.
Array-1: capacity: 64 GiB slots: 2 modules: 1 EC: None
max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est.
Device-1: A1_DIMM0 type: DDR3 detail: N/A size: 8 GiB speed: 1333 MT/s
volts: min: 23.32 max: 47.183 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64
manufacturer: A-DATA part-no: N/A serial: <filter>
Device-2: A1_DIMM1 type: no module installed
PCI Slots:
Permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required.
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Pentium N3540 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Silvermont
level: v2 built: 2013-15 process: Intel 22nm family: 6 model-id: 0x37 (55)
stepping: 8 microcode: 0x838
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 2 cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache:
L1: 224 KiB desc: d-4x24 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 2 MiB desc: 2x1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 500 min/max: 500/2666 scaling: driver: intel_cpufreq
governor: schedutil cores: 1: 500 2: 500 3: 500 4: 500 bogomips: 17343
Flags: 3dnowprefetch acpi aperfmperf apic arat arch_perfmon bts clflush
cmov constant_tsc cpuid cx16 cx8 de ds_cpl dtes64 dtherm dts epb ept erms
est flexpriority fpu fxsr ht ibpb ibrs ida lahf_lm lm mca mce md_clear
mmx monitor movbe msr mtrr nonstop_tsc nopl nx pae pat pbe pclmulqdq pdcm
pebs pge pni popcnt pse pse36 pti rdrand rdtscp rep_good sep smep ss sse
sse2 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 stibp syscall tm tm2 tpr_shadow tsc tsc_adjust
tsc_deadline_timer tsc_known_freq tsc_reliable vme vmx vnmi vpid
xtopology xtpr
Vulnerabilities:
Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
Type: l1tf status: Not affected
Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_rstack_overflow status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Not affected
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
sanitization
Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; IBRS_FW;
STIBP: disabled; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not
affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series Graphics & Display
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7 process: Intel 22nm
built: 2012-13 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1,HDMI-A-1,VGA-1
bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0f31 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Bison BisonCam NB Pro driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-4.3:6 chip-ID: 5986:024b
class-ID: 0e02
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.16 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.6
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus gpu: i915 display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG Display 0x03f8 built: 2012 res: mode: 1366x768
hz: 60 scale: 85% (0.85) to: 1607x904 dpi: 101 gamma: 1.2 chroma: red:
x: 0.580 y: 0.345 green: x: 0.337 y: 0.573 blue: x: 0.157 y: 0.118 white:
x: 0.314 y: 0.329 size: 345x194mm (13.58x7.64") diag: 396mm (15.6")
ratio: 16:9 modes: 1366x768
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel crocus platforms: device: 0 drv: crocus
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: crocus surfaceless: drv: crocus wayland:
drv: crocus x11: drv: crocus
API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 4.2 vendor: intel mesa v: 25.0.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (BYT)
device-ID: 8086:0f31 memory: 1.46 GiB unified: yes display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.309 layers: N/A device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel HD Graphics (BYT) driver: mesa intel v: 25.0.3-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:0f31 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor wl: wayland-info,wlr-randr
x11: xdpyinfo,xprop
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Atom Processor Z36xxx/Z37xxx Series High Definition Audio
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
chip-ID: 8086:0f04 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.21-4-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off with: nsmd status: off tools: N/A
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL810xE PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000
bus-ID: 01:00.2 chip-ID: 10ec:8136 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp1s0f2 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
IP v4: <filter> type: noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 3160 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:08b3 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: wg0-mullvad state: unknown speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
IP v4: <filter> scope: global
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
WAN IP: <filter>
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 1-2:2 chip-ID: 8087:07dc
class-ID: e001
Report: rfkill ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: see --recommends
Logical:
Message: No logical block device data found.
RAID:
Message: No RAID data found.
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 4.55 TiB used: 398.98 GiB (8.6%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 870 EVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD20NMVW-11AV3S2 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
tech: HDD rpm: 5200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1012 scheme: MBR
ID-3: /dev/sdd maj-min: 8:48 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD20SDRW-11VUUS0 size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B type: USB rev: 2.1 spd: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1034 scheme: GPT
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: TSSTcorp model: CDDVDW SU-208FB rev: TC00
dev-links: cdrom
Features: speed: 24 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 63.48 GiB size: 62.18 GiB (97.96%) used: 37.51 GiB (60.3%)
fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2 label: N/A
uuid: 5aa9dd24-270a-4fe0-b9b1-5745bdc4f888
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 312 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1 label: N/A
uuid: A7B5-6A4D
ID-3: /home raw-size: 847.72 GiB size: 833.34 GiB (98.30%)
used: 361.47 GiB (43.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4 maj-min: 8:4 label: N/A
uuid: 4634127b-b874-49cf-944d-be311c3556a9
ID-4: /run/media/tracy/Books raw-size: N/A size: 7.22 TiB
used: 957.57 GiB (13.0%) fs: cifs dev: /dev/books
ID-5: /run/media/tracy/Movies raw-size: N/A size: 7.22 TiB
used: 5.36 TiB (74.2%) fs: cifs dev: /dev/movies
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 20.02 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda3 maj-min: 8:3 label: N/A
uuid: 4dc86597-0ba0-495d-8e95-cb30a5f34cef
Unmounted:
ID-1: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18 size: 1.82 TiB fs: ext4 label: Extras
uuid: e071aa09-1db8-4c37-b59b-7ae159972592
ID-2: /dev/sdd1 maj-min: 8:49 size: 1.82 TiB fs: ext4 label: N/A
uuid: d3e822ba-8666-4da3-a05b-8ab0417a2455
USB:
Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 6 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 1d6b:0002
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-2:2 info: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: bluetooth
driver: btusb interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s (1.4 MiB/s) lanes: 1
mode: 1.1 power: 100mA chip-ID: 8087:07dc class-ID: e001
Hub-2: 1-4:3 info: Alcor Micro USB Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 058f:6254 class-ID: 0900
Hub-3: 1-4.1:4 info: Realtek RTS5411 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0bda:5411
class-ID: 0900
Hub-4: 1-4.1.1:7 info: Realtek RTS5411 Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 chip-ID: 0bda:5411
class-ID: 0900
Device-1: 1-4.1.2:8 info: Western Digital My Passport (WDBPKJ)
type: mass storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA
chip-ID: 1058:2626 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Device-2: 1-4.1.4:10 info: Western Digital Elements Portable (WDBU6Y
WDBUZG) type: mass storage driver: usb-storage interfaces: 1 rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 power: 500mA
chip-ID: 1058:10b8 class-ID: 0806 serial: <filter>
Device-3: 1-4.2:5 info: [Maxxter] Optical gaming mouse
type: mouse,keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 2 rev: 1.1
speed: 1.5 Mb/s (183 KiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 1.0 power: 100mA
chip-ID: 18f8:0f99 class-ID: 0300
Device-4: 1-4.3:6 info: Bison BisonCam NB Pro type: video driver: uvcvideo
interfaces: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s (57.2 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 2.0
power: 200mA chip-ID: 5986:024b class-ID: 0e02
Hub-5: 2-0:1 info: super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.0
speed: 5 Gb/s (596.0 MiB/s) lanes: 1 mode: 3.2 gen-1x1 chip-ID: 1d6b:0003
class-ID: 0900
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Repos:
Packages: 1638 pm: pacman pkgs: 1593 libs: 331 tools: octopi,pamac,yay
pm: flatpak pkgs: 45
Active pacman repo servers in: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
1: https://irltoolkit.mm.fcix.net/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
2: http://ftp.free.org/mirrors/repo.manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
3: https://mirrors.up.pt/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
4: http://mirror.xeonbd.com/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
5: http://ossmirror.mycloud.services/os/linux/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
6: http://ftp.rz.tu-bs.de/pub/mirror/manjaro.org/repos/stable/$repo/$arch
7: https://mirror.kamtv.ru/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch
Processes:
CPU top: 5 of 251
1: cpu: 16.1% command: firefox pid: 10831 mem: 576.2 MiB (7.3%)
2: cpu: 9.8% command: firefox pid: 13070 mem: 311.0 MiB (3.9%)
3: cpu: 9.1% command: plasmashell pid: 10600 mem: 532.4 MiB (6.8%)
4: cpu: 6.3% command: kwin_wayland pid: 10424 mem: 399.1 MiB (5.1%)
5: cpu: 5.3% command: firefox pid: 11496 mem: 508.6 MiB (6.5%)
Memory top: 5 of 251
1: mem: 576.2 MiB (7.3%) command: firefox pid: 10831 cpu: 16.1%
2: mem: 532.4 MiB (6.8%) command: plasmashell pid: 10600 cpu: 9.1%
3: mem: 508.6 MiB (6.5%) command: firefox pid: 11496 cpu: 5.3%
4: mem: 399.1 MiB (5.1%) command: kwin_wayland pid: 10424 cpu: 6.3%
5: mem: 311.0 MiB (3.9%) command: firefox pid: 13070 cpu: 9.8%
Info:
Processes: 251 Power: uptime: 4h 9m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 3.04 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Compilers: clang: 19.1.7 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.2.37
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.38