Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss <openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org> writes:
>> On 3. Feb 2021, at 23:11, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: >> >> Toomas Soome via openindiana-discuss >> <openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org> writes: >> >> [...] >> >>>> So, I'm hoping someone here will have sage advice about booting from >>>> network somehow. >>>> >>>> Is there a way to circumvent both usb and DVD boots and do something >>>> over the network to get oi installed? >>>> >>> >>> What exactly is happening? do you have any logs, screenshots etc? >> >> Well no, what's happening happens before any of that can take place. >> >> The DVD or USB install media is ignored. And eventually the ubuntu >> with zfs on root comes up as it is installed on HDD, > > > UEFI or BIOS boot? for UEFI, we do not support secure boot. Not yet > anyhow. If you can get to UEFI shell, you can start loader manually > from command line. No UEFI > for usb, are you using .iso or .usb image? How do you write to stick? > note, just dd is enough, no previously used header file and usbcopy > script is needed. I tried both iso and usb. Tried *.iso writing to stick on windows with Rufus. I've forgotten how USB was done. ... its been a while ago. There was another tool whos name I've forgotten that was recommended by someone on this list .. that was supposed to superceed usbcopy The one thing I did not do is dd as you suggest. It just came to me to today to try again {hence my post} ... as I'm getting a bit fed up with the linux zfs. So, I have forgotten some of the bits involved. All I did this time was try a usb stick that I know for certain will boot my HP Z800 into OI live installer. But it was totally ignored... that is what prompted my recent post. You mentioned `dd' And somewhere I remember it being to a Raw port .. I think you might mean performed on OI. I don't have an OI host running currently but is it not possible to do the dd bit from linux or even windows? Would the `dd' method clear out any guff on a new unused usb stick and thereby do a clean burn? It would tickle the heck out of me to finally get a working usb stick. I was considering attempting to install omnios. The reason I think it might work, is that even though I could not get the right combination to successfully boot into our IO install media, I found that on the very first attempt with ubuntu.iso burned to USB with rufus, I succeeded in installing ubuntu with zfs on root. I'm half of a mind to risk another ruined usb stick since I bought a even dozen for the last go around... (I ruined 5 before calling it quits last time) Any more instructions I need to know before attempting to burn one with dd on linux OS? _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss