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

[Cameron Shorter]

Thanks Noli and Daniel,
I've updated the wiki with some of your tips here:
http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc_Quick_Start_for_USB

It would be great if you could add a "Trouble Shooting" heading 
underneath if you have extra information that you think is appropriate.

On 15/08/10 16:15, Alex Mandel wrote:
> 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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