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Implement a 'no USB/XHCI support' boot

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Description

No USB support will be provided in a normal boot and only a USB key will be supported on a recovery boot.

This task is to examine the entire USB support in UEFI and remove all support on the normal path and determine the minimal code needed for a recovery boot and implement.

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Research direction

Start by mapping the entire USB support in UEFI, including the XHCI path, and identify which code is used by normal versus recovery boot. Define the minimal USB-key support required for recovery, then verify that normal boot has no USB support and recovery boot supports only a USB key.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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