Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-08 Thread hkewiki
On 2020-01-07 15:16, Nick Holland wrote: hardware: DELL Latitude e5440 Pretty sure I've tested one of those, they work. As I recall, the E5440 is a few years old, and if I recall properly, the battery wasn't very long-lived in it. And the Dells of that vintage had a really wacked default --

Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-07 Thread hkewiki
On 2020-01-05 22:22, Chris Bennett wrote: HyperThread must be off! Danger! Good to know, I disabled. Probably shouldn't enable virtualization unless using it. Also good to know. Secure boot is off, that is correct. Do you have the latest BIOS? Yes. I also tried downgrading. Will the disk b

Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-07 Thread Nick Holland
On 2020-01-05 12:29, hkew...@cock.li wrote: > summary: OpenBSD installs to internal HDD from external USB but fails > to load after the first reboot. If the HDD is removed from the internal > port and is connected via a "SATA to USB" cable it boots succesfully. > > I am a new and inexperienced use

Re: Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-05 Thread Chris Bennett
HyperThread must be off! Danger! Probably shouldn't enable virtualization unless using it. Secure boot is off, that is correct. Do you have the latest BIOS? Will the disk boot if you skip UEFI completely and run in legacy mode? Are you dual-booting with Windows? It hates everything and can mess u

Boot fail using internal SATA port, success using USB port.

2020-01-05 Thread hkewiki
summary: OpenBSD installs to internal HDD from external USB but fails to load after the first reboot. If the HDD is removed from the internal port and is connected via a "SATA to USB" cable it boots succesfully. I am a new and inexperienced user, excuse my ignorance. All the details and things I