Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 08:58:26 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Kata Goto <black.katagoto@gmail.com> Cc: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to boot on USB key on Lenovo Thinkpad T440 Message-ID: <20140125085826.692bccc0@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <CAOy9mGokBYACRU6DYxngPvXEzTkbQAZ7Ts_oRzsi_qRvE87h%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOy9mGrfS2sWi4DMGkKY0j8%2BSSySog=w3fp4QvLo259bOJ%2B-bA@mail.gmail.com> <CAHu1Y71K9sth=J9-%2BYyt6tRNGy9qFFZ4uyPuF3jDjD4rAHxQEw@mail.gmail.com> <CAOy9mGokBYACRU6DYxngPvXEzTkbQAZ7Ts_oRzsi_qRvE87h%2Bg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi, On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:27:35 +0100 Kata Goto <black.katagoto@gmail.com> wrote: > 2014/1/24 Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> > > > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Kata Goto > > <black.katagoto@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > > > I recently (this week), recieved a Lenovo Thinkpad T440 and I > > > want to install FreeBSD, so I have disabled the secure boot and > > > force the legacy boot mode only. > > > Then I have downloaded an USB image and write it via > > > $ dd if=FreeBSD-9.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img of=/dev/da0 > > > bs=64k > > > > > > (I also tried with 10.0-RELEASE) > > > And my laptop refuses to boot on it, even if I force to boot on > > > it (via <F12>). > > > My USB key works well on other computers (they boot on it) and my > > > laptop boots well on an Ubuntu USB key. > > > I have also tried to boot on an external CD Drive, but nothing > > > change :/ > > > > It's my experience that not all USB sticks are bootable. I tend to > > use the low profile SanDisk models, which are. > > > > - M > > > > Thanks for your answer, > > I have tried 5 different USB sticks and they don't work in my > laptop but they work on other computers, if they were not bootable, > they should not boot on other computers, should they? my ThinkPad is also very picky about this. I never tried 10 from a flash drive but only from CD which worked. What OS is currently running on the machine? In what stage does it stop? I assume you see it as an option via F12 but then nothing happens when you select it. True? Erich
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