[oi-dev] USB installation instructions

[Toomas Soome]

Just an huntch, can you do another test boot *without* keyboard attached?

rgds,
toomas



> On 21. nov 2016, at 13:12, Jean-Pierre André <jean-pierre.andre at wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
> 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 outdated: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 <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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