Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2020 06:47:26 +0000 From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Installers for FreeBSD fail to boot HP ProBook 440 G7: discrete graphics Message-ID: <338b0e19-9220-1d21-a105-5408ce1afdc1@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d811d17c93ba123609c55e6776880d2d@waitman.net> References: <fb0d6708-626f-e8e0-b0fc-b3e40d8594a8@gmail.com> <d811d17c93ba123609c55e6776880d2d@waitman.net>
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On 04/12/2020 00:34, Waitman Gobble wrote: > On 2020-12-03 20:25, Graham Perrin wrote: >> Where installers for FreeBSD 12.2 and 13.0-CURRENT fail to boot, the >> installer for OmniOS community edition succeeds. >> >> >> Photographs and other details at >> <https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/ir90ra/hp_probook_440_g7/gejo49g/>; >> >> "I'm advised that it's symptomatic of the kernel not loading.". … > > Something to check out? > That machine has Intel and NVidia gpu, you should check the BIOS > settings. I have a Lenovo laptop that won't boot if it's set in BIOS > to 'detect/auto', I think it's called Optimus? But my Dell that also > has both boots fine although there's no selectable option in BIOS. > Thanks, the BIOS on this machine allows me to set an amount of video memory, and so on, but I see nothing relating to the discrete GPU. (I see HP support articles on how to disable discrete graphics on some other models, but not the ProBook 440 G7.)
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