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Re: install/52399: NetBSD install USB does not boot
The following reply was made to PR install/52399; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc:
Subject: Re: install/52399: NetBSD install USB does not boot
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 04:44:30 -0400
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Tried to use the "Legacy" mode on the Dell box.
It turns out that the "Legacy Option ROMs" need to be enabled for Legacy
boot mode.
Not clear how to do that. NetBSD-8 beta seems to be the better route.
On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:01 PM, Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> It seems that the Dell BIOS is expecting UEFI.
>
> There is an ability to pick "Legacy" mode ...
> however, first you need to disable "Secure Boot" with multiple warnings
> from the Dell BIOS.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>> Just as an FYI:
>>
>> The Fedora-25 install USB shows up on the Dell BIOS as:
>> UEFI: PNY USB 2.0 FD PMAP, Partition 1
>>
>> Note: the PNY USB-3.0 that showed up as "General" was reformatted.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>>
>>> OK .. this is what I have done so far.
>>>
>>> I noticed that Fedora-25 was offering to upgrade itself to Fedora-26.
>>> Rather than do that, I tried the USB-route with the same PNY 64-GB
>>> USB-3.0 that failed for NetBSD.
>>>
>>> I used my Windows machine, to avoid the automatic upgrade on the
>>> Fedora-25 machine.
>>> The website that I used is: https://getfedora.org/
>>> I chose the Fedora workstation option.
>>> The process loads a Fedora-media-writer app onto Windows, and then
>>> creates the USB-install.
>>>
>>> I shutdown the Fedora-25 box and restated with the new USB attached, and
>>> went to Dell BIOS.
>>> The USB was recognized as option. It was listed as:
>>> UEFI: General. Partition 1
>>>
>>> I was able to set this option as first in the boot sequence,
>>> and successfully installed a fresh, complete copy of Fedora-26.
>>>
>>> I have not yet tried the NetBSD-8 beta image.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The following reply was made to PR install/52399; it has been noted by
>>>> GNATS.
>>>>
>>>> From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
>>>> To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
>>>> Cc:
>>>> Subject: Re: install/52399: NetBSD install USB does not boot
>>>> Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:47:44 +0200
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm - could you try a NetBSD-8 beta image? One of the things that
>>>> changes
>>>> is support for UEFI firmware (not sure what your Dell has).
>>>>
>>>> Here is an example link (they are changing, try
>>>> http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-8/ if it does not
>>>> work):
>>>>
>>>> http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-8/201707131
>>>> 920Z/images/NetBSD-8.0_BETA-amd64.iso
>>>>
>>>> Could you also provide a link to the working Fedora image?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Tried to use the "Legacy" mode on the Dell box.<=
div>It turns out that the "Legacy Option ROMs" need to =C2=A0be e=
nabled for Legacy boot mode.</div><div>Not clear how to do that.=C2=A0 NetB=
SD-8 beta seems to be the better route.</div><div><br></div></div><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:=
01 PM, Tom Szczesny <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tavmem%gmail.co@localhost=
m" target=3D"_blank">tavmem%gmail.com@localhost</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">It seems that the Dell BIOS is expectin=
g UEFI.<div><br></div><div>There is an ability to pick "Legacy" m=
ode ...</div><div>however, first you need to disable "Secure Boot"=
; with multiple warnings from the Dell BIOS.</div><div><br></div></div><div=
class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Tom Szczesny <span dir=
=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tavmem%gmail.com@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">tavmem@g=
mail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=
=3D"ltr">Just as an FYI:<div><br></div><div>The Fedora-25 install USB shows=
up on the Dell BIOS as:</div><div>UEFI: =C2=A0PNY USB 2.0 FD PMAP, Partiti=
on 1</div><div><br></div><div>Note: the PNY USB-3.0 that showed up as "=
;General" was reformatted.</div></div><div class=3D"m_-595603994400369=
1887HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m_-5956039944003691887h5"><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Tom Sz=
czesny <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tavmem%gmail.com@localhost"; target=3D"=
_blank">tavmem%gmail.com@localhost</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left=
:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">OK .. this is what I have done so far.<div><br></div=
><div>I noticed that Fedora-25 was offering to upgrade itself to Fedora-26.=
</div><div>Rather than do that, I tried the USB-route with the same PNY 64-=
GB USB-3.0 that failed for NetBSD.</div><div><br></div><div>I used my Windo=
ws machine, to avoid the automatic upgrade on the Fedora-25 machine.</div><=
div>The website that I used is: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a=
href=3D"https://getfedora.org/"; target=3D"_blank">https://getfedora.org/</=
a></div><div>I chose the Fedora workstation option.</div><div>The process l=
oads a Fedora-media-writer app onto Windows, and then creates the USB-insta=
ll.</div><div><br></div><div>I shutdown the Fedora-25 box and restated with=
the new USB attached, and went to Dell BIOS.</div><div>The USB was recogni=
zed as option. =C2=A0 It was listed as:</div><div>UEFI: General. Partition =
1<br></div><div><br></div><div>I was able to set this option as first in th=
e boot sequence,</div><div>and successfully installed a fresh, complete cop=
y of Fedora-26.</div><div><br></div><div>I have not yet tried the NetBSD-8 =
beta image.</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"m_-5956039944003691887m=
_-7941441579128716127HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m_-5956039944003691887m_-7941441=
579128716127h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Martin Husemann <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:martin%duskware.de@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">martin%duskware.de@localhost</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span>The following repl=
y was made to PR install/52399; it has been noted by GNATS.<br>
<br>
From: Martin Husemann <<a href=3D"mailto:martin%duskware.de@localhost"; target=3D"_=
blank">martin%duskware.de@localhost</a>><br>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost<br>
Cc:<br>
Subject: Re: install/52399: NetBSD install USB does not boot<br>
</span>Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:47:44 +0200<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Hmmm - could you try a NetBSD-8 beta image? One of the things that ch=
anges<br>
=C2=A0is support for UEFI firmware (not sure what your Dell has).<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Here is an example link (they are changing, try<br>
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-8/"; rel=3D=
"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/N<wbr>etBSD-dail=
y/netbsd-8/</a> if it does not work):<br>
<br>
=C2=A0<a href=3D"http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/netbsd-8/20170713=
1920Z/images/NetBSD-8.0_BETA-amd64.iso" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank=
">http://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/N<wbr>etBSD-daily/netbsd-8/201707131<wbr>920Z=
/images/NetBSD-8.0_BETA-am<wbr>d64.iso</a><br>
<br>
=C2=A0Could you also provide a link to the working Fedora image?<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Thanks,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0Martin<br>
<br>
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