[Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] USB testing required today if we are to hand out OSGeo-Live on a USB at FOSS4G

[Daniel Kastl]

My first bios settings for boot order failed, because I moved the "removable
device" up in the boot menu order, but surprisingly this wasn't my USB
stick.
The USB stick was listed under hard drives option, which showed a "+" and
contained a list of drives including the USB drive. I had to move it up to
be booted before the main HDD. Then it worked.

Daniel



2010/8/15 Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>

> On 08/14/2010 05:35 PM, Noli Sicad wrote:
> > Hi Cameron,
> >
> >> Ideally we would have liked to distribute on a USB to all delegates
> >> however out of the 5 or so computers tested, we've had reports of at
> >> least 2 computers which can't boot from the USB. So we will distribute
> >> OSGeo-Live to all delegates on the well tested DVD version.
> >
> > These laptops / desktops have faulty Windows BIOS. They need DSDT
> > patching to boot Linux OS and Darwin OS (Mac OS X). Using IASL, you
> > can decompile the BIOS i.e. dump DSDT.dsl. then patch it and compile.
> > Use dsdt.aml to boot usb linux os.
> >
> > Top of the list for faulty BIOS is HP Pavillion laptops.
> >
> >  I got HP Pavillion DM3 which I have been patching inorder to triple
> boot.
> >
> > The solution to create various version of OSGeo Live USB for these
> laptops.
> >
> > 1. HP Pavillion
> > 3. Dell
> > 2. Asus
> >
> > BTW, what are the brand of those computers which did not boot?
> >
> > I could help create these OSGeo Live USB to work properly with these
> > laptops, if you are interested and provide the resources i.e. 4Gb /
> > 8Gb USBes, OSGeo ISO and dsdt.aml from those not booting laptops. I
> > will patch it.  I can pick these things in your Melbourne office, if
> > you are interested.
> >
> >> However, if we can get test results from enough people by first thing,
> >> Monday 16 August, an OSGeo-Live USB will be created and given to VIPs.
> >
> > Regards, Noli
>
> I'm not sure that's 100% right. My Asus is failing to boot from usb, and
> I do think it's a BIOS issue but it has nothing to do with the OS. The
> laptop is a linux box only, it seems to just never try booting usb even
> though it's in the list.
>
> Also making multiple versions of the usb sticks depending on the laptop
> brand is unrealistic, if that's what it takes to make it work 95% of the
> time or better we're going to have to stick to mostly DVDs for this
> release.
>
> Thanks for the info, I'll have to poke into that more.
>
> Alex
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