Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 10:11:45 +0000 From: Lorenzo Salvadore <phascolarctos@protonmail.ch> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Media (img or iso) not working to install FreeBSD 11.2 in a old PC Message-ID: <4QnwhrRpgNf22Mn1qKGggSEJLB2bJLlD_QUuYZxBSPM0gZ82gKbT2Mg-_k5KyJ3lNIzLqSbKIf68xJIzSP1nfmxh9AknLZOBrBUe4sTDFB0=@protonmail.ch> In-Reply-To: <a_ojUPN6W7U3RpzxT1EYhWBX9nrmf7vm8h5wz-B8Mch9s0Vaq9eEfPlleBiigW_uWPLlR6i40GaGLj-X5woef21UHDqjgHSIK5r5y8jzCeo=@protonmail.ch> References: <JBX4EZ3CC5U4.M3R60TDS0DGR1@mwweb13oc> <a_ojUPN6W7U3RpzxT1EYhWBX9nrmf7vm8h5wz-B8Mch9s0Vaq9eEfPlleBiigW_uWPLlR6i40GaGLj-X5woef21UHDqjgHSIK5r5y8jzCeo=@protonmail.ch>
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> Which file I use? > My PC use BIOS (it is realy old), so I can not use UEFI media > I am trying to install with an usb, like I had done in the previus releas= es (10.X and before) > I belive that all files to install the release 11.X=C2=A0 are UEFI media,= (made GPT partitions and a /efi subdirectory) > Since the handbook says "Additional installation files are included for c= omputers that boot with UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). The n= ames of these files include the string uefi." > None of the files in https://download.freebsd.org/ftp/releases/i386/i386/= ISO-IMAGES/11.2/ had uefi in it's name > I only find files with uefi in it's name in release 10.4 for amd64 I had some troubles too when I installed FreeBSD from USB, although I had not the same problems. I solved by installing an earlier version then updating it: maybe it could work for you too. Lorenzo Salvadore.
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