Re: hp aio : netbsd won't boot ...

[Gerard Lally <lists+netbsd.users%netmail.ie@localhost>]

At date and time Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:35:53 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:

> On 2014-09-25 16:34, Gerard Lally wrote:
> > At date and time Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:42:47 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote:
> > >> okay, i finally got myself a low end machine at an affordable price.
> >> http://hpshopping.in/HP_18-5019il_All-in-One_Desktop_PC
> >> >> the problems started after unpacking the machine.
> >> >> netbsd 6.1.4 (amd64) install cd just won't boot.
> >> after fiddling around with the bios (which looks like uefi), it >> booted, but refused to install, after some more coaxing moved till the >> "newfs" execution phase and then barfed.
> >> >> i tested with a bunch of other operating systems (ubuntu 14.04 and >> omnios), which it install and boot up like a charm.
> >> >> at the moment, have upgraded the memory to 4gb, and run netbsd 6.1.4 >> via virtual box under ubuntu (desktop) 14.04, but the resource >> consumption is crazy, i can't even fire up firefox while running >> netbsd in that mode.
> >> >> any ideas about how i could make netbsd work on bare metal?
> >> or should i simply upgrade the memory to a total of 8gb (which is >> going to be quite difficult a proposition at the moment)?
> > > Have you disabled Secure Boot?
> 
> no, should i?

If it's an option in UEFI then yes, you should. It's at least worth a
try.

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Gerard Lally