On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:10:48 +1100, Steven wrote in message
<20241222061048.GJ1482@???>:

> Hi,
>
> First time Devuan user here, I have some limited experience with
> Linux but I am out of practice, so please excuse any silly questions
> or errors.
>
> Executive summary:
>
> I am trying to install Devuan Beoulf on an Asus Mini-PC that will
> only boot from a USB stick formatted as FAT32, please help me.
>
> I have installed the devuan_beowulf_3.1.1_i386_netinstall.iso image
> onto a USB stick, and verified the SHA256 checksum is correct.

..this is an obsolete obsoleted and endlifed 32-bit OS that you think
will boot your brand spanking new 64-bit mini-pc????? Put a 64-bit
base OS on that iron, e.g. a stable Devuan or Slackware or some such
stable distro made by reasonable conservative tolerant pro-democratic
etc anti-systemd people.

..if I'm wrong about the systemd people, they will use systemd to put
the Trump regime on death row for war crimes, treason, genocides and
espionage etc, etc, and then go after the Putin, Xi, Kim etc regimes.
After all of that, I might consider seeing myself taking another look
at testing Debian Stable. ;oD


..obsoleted endlifed 32-bit OS es are only useful if you plan to mess
around developing OS upgrade scripts in virtual machines to build a
business on helping businesses stuck with old core business support
on e.g. 2 decades old XP on ditto hardware etc, etc.

..and, I see you're getting excellent tech advice in this thread. :o)

>
> I have a Asus Mini-PC PN41 with Celeron N4500 CPU:
>
> https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/mini-pcs/pn-series/mini-pc-pn41/]

..its product datasheet's 3rd page mentions: 
"OS      Windows® 11 64bit, Windows® 11 Pro 64bit, Linux, or W/O OS 
(Please check with local rep on validated Linux version)" which most
likely excludes your devuan_beowulf_3.1.1_i386_netinstall.iso copy.  
It will likely run in any vm you care to try it in.

..further down, no hyperthreading support in any of the listed cpus:
https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_pentium_silver_n6000-vs-intel_celeron_n4500
https://cpu-benchmark.org/cpu/intel-celeron-n4500/
https://cpu-benchmark.org/cpu/intel-celeron-n5100/
https://cpu-benchmark.org/cpu/intel-pentium-silver-n6000/

...and "Graphics     Integrated -Intel® Gen11 Graphics"

..for me, the ultimate benchmark is, will it run FlightGear?
https://flightgear.org/


> In the BIOS, I have disabled Secure Boot:
>
> * Go to Boot/Secure Boot screen.
>
> * Set OS Type to Other OS.
>
> * Save changes
>
> I have also disabled the Intel Platform Trust Technology (under the
> Advanced PCH-FW Config screen) and made sure no passwords are set.
>
> When I plug the USB stick in, the BIOS recognizes it as two devices.
> I have tried setting the boot order to the first followed by the
> second, and the reverse (second followed by the first). I have also
> tried disabling the Fast Boot option.
>
> In all cases, when I reboot, the system goes back to the BIOS without
> booting from the USB stick.
>
> The BIOS gives me the option to override the boot order and boot
> directly from the specified device. When I do, I get this warning:
>

>     WARNING

>

>     The Secure Boot is enabled to prevent untrusted operating 
>     systems from loading.

>

>     To launch the EFI shell, please disable the secure boot
>     option.

>
> but note that I have already disabled Secure Boot. The system
> does not boot.
>
> The only help the reseller can give me (they can barely spell Linux)
> is to tell me that the USB stick must be formatted as FAT32.
>
> On another Linux box, the USB stick auto-mounts on /dev/sdd1 (but
> not sdd2) and mount shows me this:
>

>     /dev/sdd1 on /run/media/stevend/Devuan 3.1 type iso9660
> (ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime,nojoliet,check=s,map=n,blocksize=2048,uid=1001,gid=1001,dmode=500,fmode=400,uhelper=udisks2)

>
> Some additional details:
>

>     $ ls -l /dev/sdd*
>     brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 48 Dec 22 12:41 /dev/sdd
>     brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 49 Dec 22 12:41 /dev/sdd1
>     brw-rw----. 1 root disk 8, 50 Dec 22 12:41 /dev/sdd2

>

>     $ sudo blkid /dev/sdd*
>     /dev/sdd: UUID="2021-03-15-11-46-46-00" LABEL="Devuan 3.1"
> TYPE="iso9660" PTUUID="361c3565" PTTYPE="dos" /dev/sdd1:
> UUID="2021-03-15-11-46-46-00" LABEL="Devuan 3.1" TYPE="iso9660"
> PTUUID="361c3565" PTTYPE="dos" PARTUUID="361c3565-01" /dev/sdd2:
> SEC_TYPE="msdos" UUID="922C-067E" TYPE="vfat" PARTUUID="361c3565-02"

>
> If I am reading this correctly, it looks like there is no FAT32
> partition on this USB stick and this is why it will not boot. Is that
> correct?
>
> How do I install Devuan on this PC?
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.
>
>


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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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best case, worst case, and just in case.