Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:56:19 -0800 From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> To: Kata Goto <black.katagoto@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to boot on USB key on Lenovo Thinkpad T440 Message-ID: <CAHu1Y71K9sth=J9-%2BYyt6tRNGy9qFFZ4uyPuF3jDjD4rAHxQEw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOy9mGrfS2sWi4DMGkKY0j8%2BSSySog=w3fp4QvLo259bOJ%2B-bA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOy9mGrfS2sWi4DMGkKY0j8%2BSSySog=w3fp4QvLo259bOJ%2B-bA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Kata Goto <black.katagoto@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I recently (this week), recieved a Lenovo Thinkpad T440 and I want to > install FreeBSD, so I have disabled the secure boot and force the legacy > boot mode only. > Then I have downloaded an USB image and write it via > $ dd if=FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 bs=64k > > (I also tried with 10.0-RELEASE) > And my laptop refuses to boot on it, even if I force to boot on it (via > <F12>). > My USB key works well on other computers (they boot on it) and my laptop > boots well on an Ubuntu USB key. > I have also tried to boot on an external CD Drive, but nothing change :/ It's my experience that not all USB sticks are bootable. I tend to use the low profile SanDisk models, which are. - M
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