I did some prior reading about dell laptops which was not applicable here:
I am attempting to install FreeBSD 13.2. I have been following the Manual Chapter 2 word by word on Windows: I have used win32diskimager to make a live USB, and i have verified the checksum as specified in the manual. I've disabled secure boot and i've made my USB the main bootable device. However, I just see a black screen for a short moment, after which my laptop normally boots into Windows.
My ISO source file is https://ftp4.tw.freebsd.org/pub/Fre.../13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img .
The following is my boot menu config:
And this is what the USB looks like after win32diskimiager is done:
After some IRC discussion I was told to checkout how to enable legacy boot. Unfortunately that was not available as you can see in the screenshot. I would like to know if there is a different way I can use to go about installing freeBSD on my system.
- https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops#A-F
- https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/unable-to-install-freebsd-bios-freezes-with-usb.83575/
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System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Vostro 16 5630
System Type: x64-based PC
Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed.
[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 186 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~1900 Mhz
BIOS Version: Dell Inc. 1.8.0, 8/28/2023
Windows Directory: C:\Windows
System Directory: C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device: \Device\HarddiskVolume1
System Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Input Locale: en-us;English (United States)
Time Zone: (UTC+08:00) Taipei
Total Physical Memory: 16,069 MB
Available Physical Memory: 6,578 MB
Virtual Memory: Max Size: 19,269 MB
Virtual Memory: Available: 9,014 MB
Virtual Memory: In Use: 10,255 MB
Page File Location(s): C:\pagefile.sys
Domain: WORKGROUP
Hotfix(s): 4 Hotfix(s) Installed.
[01]: KB5029921
[02]: KB5029517
[03]: KB5030219
[04]: KB5028756
Network Card(s): 2 NIC(s) Installed.
[01]: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz
Connection Name: Wi-Fi
Status: Media disconnected
[02]: Realtek PCIe GbE Family Controller
Connection Name: Ethernet
DHCP Enabled: No
IP address(es)
[01]: 140.114.202.148
[02]: fe80::a167:deb8:485e:1037
Hyper-V Requirements: VM Monitor Mode Extensions: Yes
Virtualization Enabled In Firmware: Yes
Second Level Address Translation: Yes
Data Execution Prevention Available: YesI am attempting to install FreeBSD 13.2. I have been following the Manual Chapter 2 word by word on Windows: I have used win32diskimager to make a live USB, and i have verified the checksum as specified in the manual. I've disabled secure boot and i've made my USB the main bootable device. However, I just see a black screen for a short moment, after which my laptop normally boots into Windows.
My ISO source file is https://ftp4.tw.freebsd.org/pub/Fre.../13.2/FreeBSD-13.2-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img .
The following is my boot menu config:
And this is what the USB looks like after win32diskimiager is done:
After some IRC discussion I was told to checkout how to enable legacy boot. Unfortunately that was not available as you can see in the screenshot. I would like to know if there is a different way I can use to go about installing freeBSD on my system.
