Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:17:50 -0700 From: jd1008 <jd1008@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer Aspire AXC-603-UB17 Message-ID: <54BD3C3E.6080901@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <54BD0FA2.7030307@hiwaay.net> 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> <54BD0FA2.7030307@hiwaay.net>
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On 01/19/2015 07:07 AM, William A. Mahaffey III wrote: > 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. >> > > 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 :-) .... > My $.02's worth: get a laptop without secure boot or even uefi in the bios.
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