Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:47:05 +0800 From: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> To: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot FreeBSD (8.0) from USB stick (Dell Inspiron 9400) Message-ID: <4B5A4709.3040901@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <4B59D47C.1090203@kukulies.org> References: <4B581838.8010107@kukulies.org> <4B586142.3020404@a1poweruser.com> <4B5861E1.7030800@kukulies.org> <4B59AABA.6030301@a1poweruser.com> <4B59D47C.1090203@kukulies.org>
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Christoph Kukulies wrote: > I don't know why you shout. (?) Not shouting, just making my inserted comments visible within the old post as in different from bottom or top posting. > > Fbsd1 schrieb: >> Christoph Kukulies wrote: >>> 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. >> >> DO YOU MEAN YOU INSTALLED THE 8.0 ISO ON A USB STICK. BOOTED FROM IT >> AS INSTALL SOURCE AND INSTALLED 8.0 ON A DESKTOP PC TO THE MOTHERBOARD >> CABLED HARD DRIVE??? OR DO YOU MEAN YOU INSTALLED 8.0 ON A DESKTOP PC >> TO ANOTHER USB STICK??? > > The former, I copied the 8.0 iso image to an USB stick, booted it and > installed it to the desktop PCs hard drive. > That was one story. The other point is, that I now wanted to plug this > USB stick into my Dell inspiron and install FreeBSD in the same manner > to a free partition on my notebooks hard drive. > >> >> >>>>> >>>>> 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. >> >> YOU MEAN YOU PLUGGED THE STICK WITH THE ISO INSTALLED ON IT THAT THE >> DESKTOP BOOTED FROM??? > > Yes, that same stick booted the desktop but is not recognized in the F12 > menu of my notebook. > >> >>>>> >>>>> Any clues? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Christoph >>>>> >>>>> >>>> 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 ? >> >> LETS NOT GET CONFUSED WITH MSDOS /FREEBSD TERMS. IN FREEBSD A SLICE IS >> WHAT MSDOS CALLS A PARTITION. IN FREEBSD A PARTITION IS A FILE SYSTEM >> SUCH AS /, /USR, /VAR WITH IN THE SLICE. A SLICE IS MARKED AS ACTIVE >> MEANING ITS BOOTABLE. THE MBR > > The FreeBSD fdisk program names it "partition". > >> (MASTER BOOT RECORD)PARTITION TABLE IS REALLY FREEBSD SLICE TABLE. >> FROM YOUR STATEMENT ABOVE YOU HAVE A MOTHERBOARD CABLED HARD DRIVE >> WITH 4 PARTITIONS/SLICES DEFINED IN THE MBR PARTITION TABLE. THE FIRST >> 3 PARTITIONS COULD BE HOLDING OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS THAT YOU MAY >> WANT TO BOOT FROM. IS THIS CORRECT? > > Actually, I thought the USB stick had been blanked out before, but I'm > nit sure and will look at it again. >
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