On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:29:59 -0600 Adam Thompson <athom...@athompso.net> wrote:
> On 2015-02-20 01:13 PM, Robert wrote: > > On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 10:34:18 -0500 > > Kenneth Gober <kgo...@gmail.com> 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! > > -- > -Adam Thompson > athom...@athompso.net > After a quick check on lenovo.com, the Yoga 2 (10) seems to be interesting. Incl. LTE it's about 350 EUR. But I can't find any indications on the web that someone installed any alternative OS on it. I'm also not sure if it matters if you buy the Android or Windows version - the hardware seems to be the same. And the Bay Trail graphics are not supported yet: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=142106787528337 Ok... so let's wait. Maybe there will be some money this year to throw at an experiment ;) Btw, I guess that disk issue can be resolved by removing the disk and preparing it externally? /Robert
