HaydarApr 29, 2017
Tried to install #TrueOS on 3 different machines now (1 virtual, 2 notebooks).None of them was able to boot the Installation media.Is it me?
Show threadShellkr
@haydar70 What happened? Did you get any errors?
Apr 30, 2017 at 10:42pmWeb
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr on one machine the installation (from usb key) freezed during boot, on another box i saw only weird artifacts
Show threadShellkrMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 How much RAM did you have on that box? When you install from usb everything goes into RAM. If that is an issue you might have to mount and use the disk instead.
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr one box has 2 GB RAM, the other 4GB. I don't think that this is the cause of the problem
Show thread☠️ Grumpy OldmanMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 wait… "from the USB key"? My guess, the key is buggy – have had the problem with "cheap" sticks years ago w Debian installations.
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@grmpyoldman maybe so, even if I tried 2 different keys (but same model).
Show thread☠️ Grumpy OldmanMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 cheapo-sticks? I forgot the name of the ones I had used - I threw them away.
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@grmpyoldman yes, they were cheap. OTOH a Debian installation from the very same key works well.
Show thread☠️ Grumpy OldmanMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 hm. Sounds good. as proposed you have checked the checksum of the image on the stick?
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@grmpyoldman yes, I did. Checksum was okay.
Show thread☠️ Grumpy OldmanMay 2, 2017
@haydar70 out of ideas :/
Show threadShellkrMay 1, 2017
@grmpyoldman @haydar70 Yes, that should be enough.. How did you put it on the usb? Tools like Unetbootin is unreliable and should not be used. Also.. did you check the image checksum?
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr I used dd, checksum was ok. The distrowatch article suggested it has something to do with non-UEFI boot.
Show threadShellkrMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 But should it not just error-out then? Freeze (or timeout issues) sounds like an odd problem. Also... did you get the same issue in VM? Anyway.. you have already thought of the simple solutions and digging deeper might not be worth it.
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr different issues. On the HP Compaq 6510b the screen wents black. On the Lifebook P701:   https://quitter.se/attachment/3690933
Show threadShellkrMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 That picture didn't say much.. is it the artifacts at the top you wanted to show? What did it say after "booting..." ?
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr exactly, after boot artifacts at the top appear. They are "moving" for a few seconds and then freeze.Same when using safe mode,VESA
Show threadShellkrMay 1, 2017
@haydar70 I am no expert but it doesn't feel like an issue with UEFI. Rather it looks like an issue with the graphics module or something. Maybe there are some boot options to play with.. but now it is just guesswork. I have no idea what can have happen.
Show threadHaydarJun 19, 2017
@shellkr it's been a while, but I found out, that the cause seemed to be a broken UEFI indeed. On multiple boxes.
Show threadHaydarJun 19, 2017
@shellkr had the same issue with a Debian 9 installation usb key. Once I deleted the UEFI partition on the key the installation worked.
Show threadHaydarMay 1, 2017
@shellkr I am not the only one. This distrowatch review of #TrueOS mentions similar problems https://quitter.se/url/3687494