> On 6. Feb 2021, at 08:54, Harry Putnam <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gary Mills <[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. rgds, toomas _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
