On 1/3/23 23:49, tito via Dng wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jan 2023 14:36:37 +1100
> Ralph Ronnquist <rrq@???> wrote:
>
>> Please note that the iso is a "hybrid iso" with a couple of different
>> boot methods supported. In particular it typically presents a CD boot
>> option for BIOS boot systems also when written to USB. So it may be
>> that one you should try.
>>
>> I might be able to go through the hybrid boot setup, which involves
>> playing funny-buggers with the partitioning table(s). But it's not a
>> very fun story and I'm likely to explain it wrong anyhow :)
>>
>> Ralph.
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 06:38:11PM -0700, Fred wrote:
>>> On 1/3/23 18:22, john faulk wrote:
>>>> Have you tried going into the bios at all?
>>>
>>> Yes, I have been all through the bios. I checked the boot order which is:
>>> CD (which the pc doesn't have)
>>> USB
>>> Network (which I removed)
>>>
>>> There is another page that also lists the internal hard drive.
>>>
>>> The boot options are: Legacy and Secure Boot which appears to be a Windows
>>> thing. There is a tab for UEFI drivers. If that is selected it changes to
>>> a page that says I will be directed to a page for a third party rom also
>>> accessible with F3. If that is selected it changes to a page with only the
>>> option: EXIT which reboots the pc. I assume the rom is not installed.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Fred
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 7:18 PM Fred <fred@???
>>>> <mailto:fred@blakemfg.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 1/3/23 15:54, Antony Stone wrote:
>>>> > On Tuesday 03 January 2023 at 22:28:41, Fred wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Hello,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> I bought a "refurbished" HP EliteDesk 800 G2 mini-pc with the
>>>> intention
>>>> >> of running Chimaera on it. However, it will only legacy boot
>>>> and the
>>>> >> .iso install files for Chimaera on the USB stick are .efi. Is
>>>> all hope
>>>> >> lost or is there a work around?
>>>> >
>>>> > Sorry, but I don't understand the problem.
>>>> >
>>>> > I have at least four machines here which have no concept of UEFI
>>>> - they boot
>>>> > using BIOS only, and yet they (start and) run Chimaera quite happily.
>>>> >
>>>> > So, when you attempt to install Chimaera on this EliteDesk
>>>> machine, what
>>>> > exactly is the problem you run into?
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Antony.
>>>> >
>>>> The pc sees the usb stick as it turns on the led and at times makes it
>>>> flash. However, what it does is snoop around the local network
>>>> until it
>>>> finds the gateway then it downloads Windows 10 and starts setup for
>>>> that. If I don't have the Ethernet cable attached it eventually brings
>>>> up a screen with several remote servers and allows one to be selected
>>>> but it won't continue without the network.
>>>>
>>>> I used dd to write this file:
>>>>
>>>> devuan_chimaera_4.0.0_amd64_server.iso
>>>>
>>>> to the usb stick. I can mount it and see the files:
>>>>
>>>> There is: /efi/boot/bootia32.efi
>>>> and: /efi/boot/bootx64.efi
>>>>
>>>> What can I check now?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Fred
>
> Hi,
>
> a alternative solution could be to extract the hard drive install it into another
> amd64 system, install devuan on it and add all firmware (free, non free and others)
> deb packages. Then put it back into your HP box. I think it will boot and with a few
> minor fixes you will have devuan installed and working.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Ciao,
> Tito
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Hi,
I am sure this would work but this is a mini-pc and it has a mini-hd
with mSATA connection. I don't have another computer with mSATA.
Best regards,
Fred
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Re: [DNG] legacy boot Chimaera?
