At date and time Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:35:53 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > On 2014-09-25 16:34, Gerard Lally wrote: > > At date and time Thu, 25 Sep 2014 01:42:47 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > >> okay, i finally got myself a low end machine at an affordable price. > >> http://hpshopping.in/HP_18-5019il_All-in-One_Desktop_PC > >> >> the problems started after unpacking the machine. > >> >> netbsd 6.1.4 (amd64) install cd just won't boot. > >> after fiddling around with the bios (which looks like uefi), it >> booted, > >> but refused to install, after some more coaxing moved till the >> "newfs" > >> execution phase and then barfed. > >> >> i tested with a bunch of other operating systems (ubuntu 14.04 and >> > >> >> omnios), which it install and boot up like a charm. > >> >> at the moment, have upgraded the memory to 4gb, and run netbsd 6.1.4 >> > >> >> via virtual box under ubuntu (desktop) 14.04, but the resource >> > >> >> consumption is crazy, i can't even fire up firefox while running >> > >> >> netbsd in that mode. > >> >> any ideas about how i could make netbsd work on bare metal? > >> or should i simply upgrade the memory to a total of 8gb (which is >> going > >> to be quite difficult a proposition at the moment)? > > > Have you disabled Secure Boot? > > no, should i?
If it's an option in UEFI then yes, you should. It's at least worth a try. -- Gerard Lally
