Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:32:56 -0500 (CDT) From: "Valeri Galtsev" <galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu> To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to boot Fujitsu Lifebook U904 from 10.0 installation DVD -SOLVED Message-ID: <29435.128.135.70.2.1414081976.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <10352.128.135.70.2.1414016629.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <10352.128.135.70.2.1414016629.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu>
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Dear All, It's kind of awkward to answer one's own question... Anyway, I have booted the machine successfully, installed FreeBSD 10.0 base system, and am adding now whatever else I need. There was one thing in UEFI settings that I overlooked: CSM (Compatibility Support Module). After I set in UEFI: SCM enable I was able to successfully boot off FreeBSD 10.0 installation DVD (and memstick). Valeri On Wed, October 22, 2014 5:23 pm, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > Dear Experts, > > I did a stupid thing: I got myself a fancy new laptop ;-) ... Fujitsu > Lifebook U904 Ultrabook. > > Ideally I was going to wipe the drive and have single system: FreeBSD. > (And other systems under virtual box). I'm trying to boot the laptop off > FreeBSD (10.0, 10.1 RC2, 9.2) installation DVD. All I get: "boot failure". > I get the same when I try USB memory stick installer. I did a variety of > changes in UEFI settings that are being suggested for successful boot of > [installation media of] other than Windows 8 systems. In Security --> > Secure boot configurations I disabled "Secure Boot", and I disabled > "Secure boot options". I somehow am sure that that is not what prevents me > to boot FreeBSD. I can boot several Linux installation DVDs and start > installation: Debian, CentOS, Ubuntu. I didn't plan and don't want to > install them though. I can boot ArchLinux (although the installer fails > for whatever reason). > > Search on the web didn't reveal brilliant person who successfully > installed FreeBSD on this particular laptop and was kind enough to > describe non-trivial parts of the process. > > Any suggestions anybody? > > Thanks in advance for all your answers! > > Valeri > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Valeri Galtsev > Sr System Administrator > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics > University of Chicago > Phone: 773-702-4247 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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