[oi-dev] USB installation instructions

[Jean-Pierre André]

Michael Kruger wrote:
> On 11/21/2016 05:44 AM, Toomas Soome wrote:
>>
>>> On 21. nov 2016, at 12:39, Jean-Pierre André
>>> <jean-pierre.andre at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>>
>>> Aurélien Larcher wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> the download page points to the following instructions which are
>>>> outdated:
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/Installing+OpenIndiana
>>>
>>> I have a computer on which a boot option like
>>> -B acpi-user-options=0x2 is required.
>>>
>>> I have copied the latest image to a USB key, and I am
>>> sure I did it correctly, as I have used it to install on
>>> another computer.
>>>
>>> I could not find where to insert the required option on
>>> the USB key. I could not find where the new loader is
>>> and where its boot options are. The grub files are on
>>> /boot/grub but I cannot find an initialized menu, so
>>> I cannot even tell which loader is in use.
>>>
>>> What am I supposed to do ?
>>>
>>> Jean-Pierre
>>>
>>
>>
>> echo “acpi-user-options=2” > usbmountpoint/boot/conf.d/acpi

Ok, will try

>> this will make it default for your stick.
>>
>> rgds,
>> toomas
>
> The docs website has been updated with screen shots of the new boot
> loader, which show the various boot options.
>
> http://docs.openindiana.org/handbook/getting-started/#booting-openindiana-installer-media
>
>
> In the boot options screen, there are 4 different ACPI settings.
> Would this achieve the same thing?

Are you not assuming the user gets a screen with options ?
(I only get a "I" on top left of screen).

>
> Thanks,
>
> Michael
>
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