Re: Upgrading a 90s laptop from 5.1 to 10 -- no FD or CDROM

[Valery Ushakov <uwe%stderr.spb.ru@localhost>]

On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 05:48:57 -0000, joelp%sdf.org@localhost wrote:

> I couldn't get the version of boot I have to recognize any USB or CF
> drives. I guess because not recognized by BIOS? I guess I could upgrade
> boot as a first step?
[...]
> [   1.0000040] Firmware Error (ACPI): A valid RSDP was not found
> (20221020/tbxfroot-275)

Forgot about that one... You might want to experiment with custom
kernels with pnpbios instead of ACPI.  Machines from that era often
have weird ACPI implementations.  On the other hand pnpbios might have
its own set of issues.

-uwe