On 2015-02-20 01:13 PM, Robert wrote:
On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:34:18 -0500
Kenneth Gober <[email protected]> wrote:
I didn't reply earlier because I thought the Dell XPS 12 wouldn't meet your
requirements, but I have booted OpenBSD 5.4 on it, although I did have to
disable Secure Boot in the BIOS first. dmesg follows:
Looks like nice hardware. But according to dell.com it has two problems:
1) "Starting at 3.35lbs (1.52 kg)"
2) >= 1.000 USD
I'm curious if OpenBSD runs on one of the current Atom tablets that weight
~500g and cost 200-300 USD.
(= light and cheap, convenient to carry around).
E.g., the Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000
/Robert
Broadly speaking, no. They generally have either UEFI without CSM or in
some cases completely custom boot environments that OpenBSD does not
support. The Dell Venue 8 specifically omits the CSM from UEFI.
Increasingly, only servers, corporate desktops, and "enthusiast"
motherboards (for DIY system builders) are coming with the UEFI CSM
required to boot OpenBSD. Otherwise the inclusion of a CSM seems to be
largely relative to how old the BIOS is, and how "corporate" the product
is. Note, also, that just because the mfgr includes the EFI CSM,
doesn't mean it works correctly :-(. Bug reports that never get
addressed are common.
The Lenovo Yoga 2 (10") and/or Lenovo ThinkPad 10 might work; there are
many anecdotal reports of legacy booting on the both not working
properly *until* the internal disk is correctly formatted with an MBR
and boot sector... catch-22!
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-Adam Thompson
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