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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: Sun, 16 Jul 2017 00:08:47 -0400
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I think I found it.
On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> OK ... I would like to install NetBSD-8 beta.
> The install.html states:
> If installing via USB, you must first uncompress the USB image, which is
> gzipped.
> $
>
> * gunzip NetBSD-8.0_BETA-i386-install.img.gz*
> I cannot seem to find the compressed USB image.
> Can you send me the link to it?
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 4:44 AM, Tom Szczesny <tavmem%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>> 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">I think I found it.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 9:35 PM, Tom Szczesny =
<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"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><=
div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>OK ... I would like to install NetBSD-8 beta=
.<br></div>The install.html states:<br>If installing via USB, you must firs=
t uncompress the USB image, which
is gzipped.
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
<code></code><code>$</code><b> gunzip NetBSD-8.0_BETA-i386-install.<wbr>img=
.gz<br><br></b></div>I cannot seem to find the compressed USB image.<br></d=
iv>Can you send me the link to it?<br></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div clas=
s=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, =
Jul 15, 2017 at 4:44 AM, Tom Szczesny <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail=
to:tavmem%gmail.com@localhost" target=3D"_blank">tavmem%gmail.com@localhost</a>></span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Tried to use the &quo=
t;Legacy" mode on the Dell box.<div>It turns out that the "Legacy=
Option ROMs" need to =C2=A0be enabled for Legacy boot mode.</div><div=
>Not clear how to do that.=C2=A0 NetBSD-8 beta seems to be the better route=
.</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"m_6316440348622306025HOEnZb"><div=
class=3D"m_6316440348622306025h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 3:01 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">It seems that the Dell BIOS is expecting UEFI.<div><br></div><div>=
There is an ability to pick "Legacy" mode ...</div><div>however, =
first you need to disable "Secure Boot" with multiple warnings fr=
om the Dell BIOS.</div><div><br></div></div><div class=3D"m_631644034862230=
6025m_5156933338755679132HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m_6316440348622306025m_51569=
33338755679132h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"=
>On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Tom Szczesny <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:tavmem%gmail.com@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">tavmem%gmail.com@localhost</a>></=
span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e=
x;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, Partition 1</div><div><br><=
/div><div>Note: the PNY USB-3.0 that showed up as "General" was r=
eformatted.</div></div><div class=3D"m_6316440348622306025m_515693333875567=
9132m_-5956039944003691887HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m_6316440348622306025m_5156=
933338755679132m_-5956039944003691887h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><di=
v class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 12:03 PM, Tom Szczesny <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:tavmem%gmail.com@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">tav=
mem%gmail.com@localhost</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st=
yle=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 not=
iced 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 Windows machine,=
to avoid the automatic upgrade on the Fedora-25 machine.</div><div>The web=
site that I used is: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0<a href=3D"ht=
tps://getfedora.org/" target=3D"_blank">https://getfedora.org/</a></div><di=
v>I chose the Fedora workstation option.</div><div>The process loads a Fedo=
ra-media-writer app onto Windows, and then creates the USB-install.</div><d=
iv><br></div><div>I shutdown the Fedora-25 box and restated with the new US=
B attached, and went to Dell BIOS.</div><div>The USB was recognized as opti=
on. =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 the boot sequ=
ence,</div><div>and successfully installed a fresh, complete copy 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_6316440348622306025m_51569333387=
55679132m_-5956039944003691887m_-7941441579128716127HOEnZb"><div class=3D"m=
_6316440348622306025m_5156933338755679132m_-5956039944003691887m_-794144157=
9128716127h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Martin Husemann <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=
=3D"mailto:martin%duskware.de@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">martin%duskware.de@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"><span>The following reply =
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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