Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-16 Thread George N. White III
On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM Michael Hennebry < henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 14 May 2025, George N. White III wrote: > > [...]> One of my Dell systems was dual booting F41 with Windows 11, but > after 3 > > successive Windows updates messed with the UEFI settings and requir

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-15 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Thu, 15 May 2025, Tim via users wrote: In the end I used the server install, it used a different method of booting up (I don't recall the details, just that it's not the same). Then installed a desktop, post-install. I'll probably have to do the same thing when I get around to updating it so

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-15 Thread Tim via users
Tim: >> In the end I used the server install, it used a different method of >> booting up (I don't recall the details, just that it's not the same). >> Then installed a desktop, post-install. I'll probably have to do the >> same thing when I get around to updating it soon. Michael Hennebry: > Wha

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-15 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Thu, 2025-05-15 at 18:16 +0930, Tim via users wrote: > I don't do upgrades, either (referring to a latter post by you), it > becomes a major pain having to solve *lots* of problems.  And is far > more time-consuming, even if it goes right.  A fresh install may take > only 15 minutes, versus hour

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-15 Thread Tim via users
On Wed, 2025-05-14 at 16:53 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: > Got the left port to boot F38, but not F42. > I reenabled UEFI secure boot and Boot Menu seems to list it. > When I press enter, instead of booting, > it does not complain, it just takes me to Startup Menu. > Round and round I go. I just

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Wed, 14 May 2025, George N. White III wrote: On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 6:53?PM Michael Hennebry < henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote: Got the left port to boot F38, but not F42. I reenabled UEFI secure boot and Boot Menu seems to list it. When I press enter, instead of booting, it does n

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread George N. White III
On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM Michael Hennebry < henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 14 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > On Wed, 14 May 2025, Tim via users wrote: > > > >> And asking the obvious question: Have you tried different USB ports on > >> the computer? Some may not

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Wed, 14 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: On Wed, 14 May 2025, Tim via users wrote: And asking the obvious question: Have you tried different USB ports on the computer? Some may not be an option for booting from. Yes. I've read that HP's like left ports, but I've tried both. Got the l

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Wed, 14 May 2025, Tim via users wrote: And asking the obvious question: Have you tried different USB ports on the computer? Some may not be an option for booting from. Yes. I've read that HP's like left ports, but I've tried both. -- Michael henne...@mail.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu "Those parts

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread Marco Moock
Am 14.05.2025 um 00:07:14 Uhr schrieb Michael Hennebry: > On Tue, 13 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > I can get to the menuing system, > > but am at a loss as to what to do once I get there. > > Does HP document its firmware anywhere? > > I finally found this: > http://www1.hp.com/ctg/M

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-14 Thread Tim via users
On Wed, 2025-05-14 at 00:07 -0500, Michael Hennebry wrote: > I finally found this: > http://www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05166986.pdf > Still do not know what to do. > Cannot get either F38 or F42 to boot. > Legacy Boot Order was grayed out until I found > Secure Boot Disable/Legacy Boot Enable. > I thi

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-13 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Tue, 13 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: I can get to the menuing system, but am at a loss as to what to do once I get there. Does HP document its firmware anywhere? I finally found this: http://www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05166986.pdf Still do not know what to do. Cannot get either F38 or F42

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-13 Thread Michael Hennebry
On Tue, 13 May 2025, Marco wrote: On Mon, 12 May 2025 21:22:30 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: Anyone know how to bbot from USB? F10 opens the UEFI settings. Check the boot options there, as it is possible to disable certain devices for boot. I can get to the menuing system, but am a

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-13 Thread Marco
On Mon, 12 May 2025 21:22:30 -0500 (CDT) Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Mon, 12 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > I also have an HP EliteBook 840 G3 laptop > > that currently has Windows 10 and F39. > > I'd been hoping to install F42 on both machines the same way. > > The laptop has no DVD d

Re: how to boot from USB on an HP EliteBook

2025-05-12 Thread Terry Polzin
Mash ESC at boot, it should get you into the bios. Then set the boot delay. On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM Michael Hennebry < henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> wrote: > > On Mon, 12 May 2025, Michael Hennebry wrote: > > > I also have an HP EliteBook 840 G3 laptop > > that currently has Windows 1