Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:17:05 +0100 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> To: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot FreeBSD (8.0) from USB stick (Dell Inspiron 9400) Message-ID: <4B5861E1.7030800@kukulies.org> In-Reply-To: <4B586142.3020404@a1poweruser.com> References: <4B581838.8010107@kukulies.org> <4B586142.3020404@a1poweruser.com>
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Fbsd1 schrieb: > Christoph Kukulies wrote: >> I installed FreeBSD 8.0 on an USB-stick and was able to boot it on my >> Desktop PC and install 8.0 >> from it. >> >> Now I plugged the same stick into my Dell Inspiron 9400 and the USB >> stick (2GB) is not even listed in the F12 Bios boot menu. >> >> Any clues? >> >> -- >> Christoph >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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" >> >> > Older pc's have bios which do not have option to boot from USB stick. > I think that is so in your case. Check mfg website for bios update. > If not you are SOL. (shit outof luck) I can boot USB sticks in general from that notebook/BIOS. That Dell 9400 isn't that old. Today I tried an another USB stick (16GB) an Ubuntu 9.04 boot image and it worked fine. I saw the boot device under F12 in the bootable device menu. It's definitely not the BIOS. Could be some partition problem (active partition?). Why is it part #4 btw, that FreeBSD resides in and not part #1 ? I followed some FreeBSD howto, if I'm not wrong, to bring the ISO to the USB stick. Think it was a tool from HP to write it to the stick. -- Christoph
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