From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 04:39:22 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 D161B731 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:39:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x234.google.com (mail-ig0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9427FE89 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:39:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f180.google.com with SMTP id b16so4566081igk.1 for ; Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:39:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=rlFTo7F/GVTronUqvuAft8LVT6M/wWdChYJoeAy9ebY=; b=hJhJftuDwdQmSzy3BwIKUHosTKDwn5NzNfopYIYijdAFE0wh14CG/P+eEK2CP92/AC YDSqJO4oViAoraZQtTx5FDz8duTiUOcubij6FJXEWf+szGTHlQvpvw/NP5VFBbhGVPNd QAzHPzseH5OIQec3CGFGKGbVMqQBFiWIqngd4wBMRfTO5f0Hhw1Fs1Htd3/fgN1rKwtY +qYZQMF3TgYI91te6G6IZ/3NfvOBAMNHQaDqlcpYd3Vt7RVN5r765Z/4BZD2xl5MnOK2 vRh4RCTFd5ECIfJqkFKQhPX1CwYcFyMYN7XsQxf2GDpw8HT9BRCnAqysUpY8D/DHHXYD huyA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.138.25 with SMTP id m25mr30217664iod.85.1421642361990; Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:39:21 -0800 (PST) Sender: christopher.maness@gmail.com Received: by 10.36.122.212 with HTTP; Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:39:21 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:39:21 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: NVy67l-Jjn9oHnSr1_mxvrqpeHs Message-ID: Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 From: Chris Maness To: Warren Block Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18-1 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" 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 04:39:22 -0000 On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 6:39 AM, 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. Thanks, Warren. I am up and running with a Micro-ITX AMD mobo and solid state drive I put together myself. I am going to take the Acer back tomorrow. Seems as though I was locked out of installing any other OS on it. That was so lame, and a big waste of time. Thanks, Chris