Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-08 Thread hkewiki
On 2020-01-07 15:16, Nick Holland wrote: hardware: DELL Latitude e5440 Pretty sure I've tested one of those, they work. As I recall, the E5440 is a few years old, and if I recall properly, the battery wasn't very long-lived in it. And the Dells of that vintage had a really wacked default --

Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-07 Thread hkewiki
On 2020-01-05 22:22, Chris Bennett wrote: HyperThread must be off! Danger! Good to know, I disabled. Probably shouldn't enable virtualization unless using it. Also good to know. Secure boot is off, that is correct. Do you have the latest BIOS? Yes. I also tried downgrading. Will the disk b

Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-05 Thread hkewiki
summary: OpenBSD installs to internal HDD from external USB but fails to load after the first reboot. If the HDD is removed from the internal port and is connected via a "SATA to USB" cable it boots succesfully. I am a new and inexperienced user, excuse my ignorance. All the details and things I