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

[Alex Mandel]

Ah, crazy that's totally it. The usb device must be in when I go the
BIOS settings, and a new option showed up in the Boot area to order the
Hard Drives.

Removable Device != USB stick

So strange, thanks for the hint. It works fine now.

Alex

On 08/14/2010 11:06 PM, Daniel Kastl wrote:
> 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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