From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 23 00:47:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8825A1065697 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:47:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 722028FC16 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:47:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.174.13]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:47:11 -0800 Message-ID: <4B5A4709.3040901@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:47:05 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christoph Kukulies References: <4B581838.8010107@kukulies.org> <4B586142.3020404@a1poweruser.com> <4B5861E1.7030800@kukulies.org> <4B59AABA.6030301@a1poweruser.com> <4B59D47C.1090203@kukulies.org> In-Reply-To: <4B59D47C.1090203@kukulies.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Jan 2010 00:47:11.0320 (UTC) FILETIME=[991DA580:01CA9BC5] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot FreeBSD (8.0) from USB stick (Dell Inspiron 9400) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:47:11 -0000 Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I don't know why you shout. (?) Not shouting, just making my inserted comments visible within the old post as in different from bottom or top posting. > > Fbsd1 schrieb: >> Christoph Kukulies wrote: >>> Fbsd1 schrieb: >>>> Christoph Kukulies wrote: >>>>> I installed FreeBSD 8.0 on an USB-stick and was able to boot it on >>>>> my Desktop PC and install 8.0 >>>>> from it. >> >> DO YOU MEAN YOU INSTALLED THE 8.0 ISO ON A USB STICK. BOOTED FROM IT >> AS INSTALL SOURCE AND INSTALLED 8.0 ON A DESKTOP PC TO THE MOTHERBOARD >> CABLED HARD DRIVE??? OR DO YOU MEAN YOU INSTALLED 8.0 ON A DESKTOP PC >> TO ANOTHER USB STICK??? > > The former, I copied the 8.0 iso image to an USB stick, booted it and > installed it to the desktop PCs hard drive. > That was one story. The other point is, that I now wanted to plug this > USB stick into my Dell inspiron and install FreeBSD in the same manner > to a free partition on my notebooks hard drive. > >> >> >>>>> >>>>> Now I plugged the same stick into my Dell Inspiron 9400 and the USB >>>>> stick (2GB) is not even listed in the F12 Bios boot menu. >> >> YOU MEAN YOU PLUGGED THE STICK WITH THE ISO INSTALLED ON IT THAT THE >> DESKTOP BOOTED FROM??? > > Yes, that same stick booted the desktop but is not recognized in the F12 > menu of my notebook. > >> >>>>> >>>>> Any clues? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Christoph >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Older pc's have bios which do not have option to boot from USB stick. >>>> I think that is so in your case. Check mfg website for bios update. >>>> If not you are SOL. (shit outof luck) >>> >>> I can boot USB sticks in general from that notebook/BIOS. That Dell >>> 9400 isn't that old. Today I tried an another USB stick (16GB) an >>> Ubuntu 9.04 boot image and it worked fine. I saw the boot device >>> under F12 in the bootable device menu. >>> It's definitely not the BIOS. Could be some partition problem (active >>> partition?). >> > Why is it part #4 btw, that FreeBSD resides in and not part #1 ? >> >> LETS NOT GET CONFUSED WITH MSDOS /FREEBSD TERMS. IN FREEBSD A SLICE IS >> WHAT MSDOS CALLS A PARTITION. IN FREEBSD A PARTITION IS A FILE SYSTEM >> SUCH AS /, /USR, /VAR WITH IN THE SLICE. A SLICE IS MARKED AS ACTIVE >> MEANING ITS BOOTABLE. THE MBR > > The FreeBSD fdisk program names it "partition". > >> (MASTER BOOT RECORD)PARTITION TABLE IS REALLY FREEBSD SLICE TABLE. >> FROM YOUR STATEMENT ABOVE YOU HAVE A MOTHERBOARD CABLED HARD DRIVE >> WITH 4 PARTITIONS/SLICES DEFINED IN THE MBR PARTITION TABLE. THE FIRST >> 3 PARTITIONS COULD BE HOLDING OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT YOU MAY >> WANT TO BOOT FROM. IS THIS CORRECT? > > Actually, I thought the USB stick had been blanked out before, but I'm > nit sure and will look at it again. >