From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 14:01:24 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD176E54 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:01:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fly.hiwaay.net (fly.hiwaay.net [216.180.54.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 75E92DD for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:01:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from kabini1.local (rbn1-216-180-19-42.adsl.hiwaay.net [216.180.19.42]) (authenticated bits=0) by fly.hiwaay.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/fly) with ESMTP id t0JE1Ggs006400 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:01:16 -0600 Message-ID: <54BD0FA2.7030307@hiwaay.net> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:07:30 -0600 From: "William A. Mahaffey III" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.3.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:01:24 -0000 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.