Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:41:04 -0500 From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: Lev Serebryakov <lev@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Did somebody boot old Sony Vaio laptop from FreeBSD memstick successfully? Message-ID: <20140131204103.GH89915@yip.org> In-Reply-To: <1777063285.20140128204239@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <976149194.20140128115104@serebryakov.spb.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1401280927080.49265@wonkity.com> <1777063285.20140128204239@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 08:42:39PM +0400, Lev Serebryakov wrote: > Hello, Warren. > You wrote 28 ???????????? 2014 ??., 20:32:35: > > >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 10-R (i386) on old Sony Vaio laptop (it is > >> VGN-SZ340P, Merom generation of Core2, ~2007). > >> > >> It allows to select "USB Hard drive" or "USB Optical Drive" as boot device, > >> but it writes "No operating system" in both cases. [...] > I tried this too... It looks like this old Laptop / BIOS wants to see > special USB Floppy / USB Optical drive device, not generic "umass" one. Hi Lev, According to http://community.sony.com/t5/VAIO-Upgrade-Backup-Recovery/VAIO-VGN-NR110E-how-to-boot-from-a-USB-stick/td-p/65819 there may be settings in your BIOS that look like Advanced -> External Drive Boot. Maybe that's the issue? Regards, -Bob -- Bob <melange@yip.org> | It's pretty good, if you don't think about it.
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