> On 6. Feb 2021, at 11:16, Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 6. Feb 2021, at 08:54, Harry Putnam <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Gary Mills <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> writes: >> >>> On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 01:06:12PM -0500, Harry Putnam wrote: >>>> I've been running an hp xw8600 for several years and for about 5-6 of >>>> those yrs running openindiana OS. >>>> >>>> A month ago or so I shutdown OI to change out a couple of disks. >>>> >>>> Once I did that I have not been able to use any of the oi installation >>>> media I've made up. Both usb stick and DVD fails to boot, No matter >>>> how I set the boot order. And even though those same stick media will >>>> boot my HP Z800 to live media for OI install. >>>> >>>> I've tried all I can think, changing usb ports, Trying ISO from CD. >>>> The xw8600 has two of those, I set the boot order to CDrom first but it >>>> goes right buy with out a response and tries to boot from disk. >>> >>> It sounds as if you are not really setting the boot order in the BIOS. >>> Could it really that simple? HP does do some funny things with their >>> BIOS. Are you saving your changes after you make them? Does the BIOS >>> show the new boot order after the boot fails? >> >> Here is how real the boot order is: First I can look at the setting in >> bios. Save and Close bios... then reopen and see my setting is still >> there. Further there is a switch early in boot where you can click F9 >> and wind up at a boot prompt where again I can see the order is correct. >> >> Currently I'm tying to install from and older version 2018.10. Burnded to >> DVD >> today. When the boot prompt opens I see CDrom at the top , usb next >> then hhd. I press cdrom... it pauses a few moments then reverts to >> the install on hard disk of ubuntu (zfs on root). >> >> It tell me there is no image on the cdrom. I put it on a different >> HP, this one HP Z800... and I'll give a guess what happens... it boots >> into the OI on the cdrom. >> >> I can assure you I have set the boot order depending on what media I'm >> attempting. > > > I guess it does not really like the hybrid iso image and/or dual BIOS/UEFI > image. Unfortunately, to test what is exactly the issue, it means we should > create test image with less options (one without hybrid — that is, disk > partition) and if this does not help, one without EFI boot support. > > Also, please check (if not already done) for firmware update. > > >> >>> Some systems will not boot from USB, but in that case they will still >>> boot from a CD reader. I don't think that's your problem. >> >> So far that has not happened here. Except some years ago on this same >> host when I made my initial install, clear back to build 147. >> >> And a couple of months ago, I burned a USB stick with ubuntu on it. >> After getting sick of dicking around trying to install OI >> >> Booting from that stick right into ubuntu installation immediately. >> >> I want to say it points to our software being a problem where others >> work. But, I'm so unskilled as to be nearly certain that the fault is >> right in myu pea brain somewhere. > > > The same deal with stick; fortunately it is a bit easier to test (does not > involve burning the cd/dvd). I can prepare usb image(s) for test, but some > hours later - need to go afk now. >
Can you test with this USB stick image: OI-hipster-text-20201031-tsoome.usb <http://148-52-235-80.sta.estpak.ee/OI-hipster-text-20201031-tsoome.usb> rgds, toomas _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
