Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:07:30 -0600 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 Message-ID: <54BD0FA2.7030307@hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1501180731440.55491@wonkity.com> References: <CANnsUMEtxJ%2BSutLVJb0MiDnxwexX=hc=BcqNYcYz=t6UmJBshw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1501172117360.5233@wonkity.com> <CANnsUMHjPk=cpxCkx%2BBdfZfD3Rki2tVP4P5WJ3MJHRHwvV=j7g@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1501180731440.55491@wonkity.com>
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On 01/18/15 08:39, Warren Block wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jan 2015, Chris Maness wrote: > >> Likely UEFI with SecureBoot enabled. Turn SecureBoot off, enable >> "legacy" or "CSM" booting in what was formerly known as the BIOS >> setup screens. >> >> >> >> Yes, I had turned SecureBoot off. There does not seem to be an >> option for legacy or CSM in the BIOS menu. >> >> I cannot get it to even see my memory stick with a FreeBSD install >> image on it. Even my macbook pro mostly boots this and hangs on some >> hardware issues (as I expected but just wanted >> to make sure the usb stick was actually bootable). > > UEFI alone might do that. Only UEFI-approved boot devices are shown > unless legacy or compatibility mode is enabled. Unfortunately, there > are varying names and methods in the settings between different > manufacturers. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > How common is this problem w/ laptops ? I am thinking of buying a laptop specifically to install either FreeBSD or OpenBSD, how likely am I to run into this type of issue ? I have heard of such on Linux lists in the past, but mostly ignored those threads since I was not a laptop user. Times they are a changin', though & I might be up against it now .... Are some manufacturers worse than others, or are they all about the same in this regard ? TIA for any enlightenment :-) .... -- William A. Mahaffey III ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "The M1 Garand is without doubt the finest implement of war ever devised by man." -- Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
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