Re: install/57840: None of the NetBSD 10 RC2 images or isos works on my Intel i7-3770 Dell Optiplex 7010

[Xrhstaras Xrhstaras2 <chrisfromgreece%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/57840; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Xrhstaras Xrhstaras2 <chrisfromgreece%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/57840: None of the NetBSD 10 RC2 images or isos works on
 my Intel i7-3770 Dell Optiplex 7010
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:09:54 +0200

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 I tried with a brand new usb and i got the same message , its the only
 thing it shows when it tries to boot MEM and some hex addresses nothing els=
 e
 Also i tried to enable legacy boot on bios but it doesn't even tries to
 boot from the usb flash.
 
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 > The following reply was made to PR install/57840; it has been noted by
 > GNATS.
 >
 > From: Harold Gutch <logix%foobar.franken.de@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: install/57840: None of the NetBSD 10 RC2 images or isos work=
 s
 > on my Intel i7-3770 Dell Optiplex 7010
 > Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:32:58 +0100
 >
 >  Hi,
 >
 >  I just tested it on exactly that type of machine, Dell Optiplex 7010
 >  with i7-3770 (to be precise, this is a Slim Tower variant, somewhat
 >  similar to the SFF variant but with 4 USB ports in the front *next to
 >  each other in a row*), and it worked for me:
 >
 >    wget
 > https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-10.0_RC2/images/NetBSD-10.0_RC2-=
 amd64-install.img.gz
 >    gunzip NetBSD-10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img.gz
 >    dd if=3DNetBSD-10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img of=3D/dev/sdb bs=3D8M conv=
 =3Dsync
 >
 >  I successfully booted to the installer with that in both BIOS and EFI
 >  mode.  The USB stick was a 32 GB Kingston DataTraveler and I used one
 >  of the two USB SS (USB 3.0) ports in the back.  All I did was go to
 >  the boot selector menu (F12 when the Dell logo comes up) and select
 >  USB there.
 >
 >  Make sure you use the .img if you boot from USB.  The .iso can only be
 >  used to boot from an actual (physical or emulated) optical drive, but
 >  not from a USB thumb drive.
 >
 >  Can you test another thumb drive to see if it's perhaps that?  And
 >  what error messages *exactly* are you seeing?
 >
 >
 >    Harold
 >
 >
 
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 <div dir=3D"ltr">I tried with a brand new usb and i got the same message , =
 its the only thing it shows when it tries to boot MEM and some hex addresse=
 s nothing else<div>Also i tried to enable legacy boot on bios but it doesn&=
 #39;t even tries to boot from the usb flash.</div></div><br><div class=3D"g=
 mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">=CE=A3=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 =
 =CE=A3=CE=AC=CE=B2 13 =CE=99=CE=B1=CE=BD 2024 =CF=83=CF=84=CE=B9=CF=82 2:35=
 =E2=80=AF=CF=80.=CE=BC., =CE=BF/=CE=B7 Harold Gutch &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:l=
 ogix%foobar.franken.de@localhost">logix%foobar.franken.de@localhost</a>&gt; =CE=AD=CE=B3=CF=81=
 =CE=B1=CF=88=CE=B5:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
 gin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1=
 ex">The following reply was made to PR install/57840; it has been noted by =
 GNATS.<br>
 <br>
 From: Harold Gutch &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:logix%foobar.franken.de@localhost"; target=3D=
 "_blank">logix%foobar.franken.de@localhost</a>&gt;<br>
 To: <a href=3D"mailto:gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost"; target=3D"_blank">gnats-bugs@n=
 etbsd.org</a><br>
 Cc: <br>
 Subject: Re: install/57840: None of the NetBSD 10 RC2 images or isos works =
 on my Intel i7-3770 Dell Optiplex 7010<br>
 Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 01:32:58 +0100<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0Hi,<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0I just tested it on exactly that type of machine, Dell Optiplex 7010<=
 br>
 =C2=A0with i7-3770 (to be precise, this is a Slim Tower variant, somewhat<b=
 r>
 =C2=A0similar to the SFF variant but with 4 USB ports in the front *next to=
 <br>
 =C2=A0each other in a row*), and it worked for me:<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0wget <a href=3D"https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-10.0_=
 RC2/images/NetBSD-10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img.gz" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
 =3D"_blank">https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-10.0_RC2/images/NetBSD=
 -10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img.gz</a><br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0gunzip NetBSD-10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img.gz<br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0dd if=3DNetBSD-10.0_RC2-amd64-install.img of=3D/dev/sdb bs=3D8=
 M conv=3Dsync<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0I successfully booted to the installer with that in both BIOS and EFI=
 <br>
 =C2=A0mode.=C2=A0 The USB stick was a 32 GB Kingston DataTraveler and I use=
 d one<br>
 =C2=A0of the two USB SS (USB 3.0) ports in the back.=C2=A0 All I did was go=
  to<br>
 =C2=A0the boot selector menu (F12 when the Dell logo comes up) and select<b=
 r>
 =C2=A0USB there.<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0Make sure you use the .img if you boot from USB.=C2=A0 The .iso can o=
 nly be<br>
 =C2=A0used to boot from an actual (physical or emulated) optical drive, but=
 <br>
 =C2=A0not from a USB thumb drive.<br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0Can you test another thumb drive to see if it&#39;s perhaps that?=C2=
 =A0 And<br>
 =C2=A0what error messages *exactly* are you seeing?<br>
 <br>
 <br>
 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Harold<br>
 <br>
 </blockquote></div>
 
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