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Penetr8or
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MBR boot options?
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March 16, 2023, 02:10:56 pm »
Hi,
I wanted to install this on HP Elite8000 C2D.
This BIOS only suppot MBR and wont boot using GPT from the USB
Any suggestion please?
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cookiemonster
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Re: MBR boot options?
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March 16, 2023, 03:58:50 pm »
No problem. From the dowloads section there are options that support both mbr and uefi as install options. Obviously if you can only boot that machine from usb, then you need to format your intaller media in that way.
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Penetr8or
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March 16, 2023, 08:09:44 pm »
Thanks for the help. I have tried burning all the images. The issue is that the GPT/MBR option (i use rufus btw) is not changeable when trying to write - the x64 is set for GPT as it says - the DVD-ISO wont burn says incorrect image type - not sure how to use the serial version - that actualy burned okay onto the USB with MBR but the PC hungs at boot.
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cookiemonster
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Re: MBR boot options?
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March 16, 2023, 08:20:11 pm »
Have you tried with these instructions
https://opnsense.org/users/get-started/
?
Maybe an issue with your software used to burn the image rufus. Maybe a windows thing.
Linux has no problems with these basic things
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Penetr8or
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March 17, 2023, 05:57:27 am »
Thank you Thank you - I followed the link and it worked!!!
I downloaded physdiskwrite from:
https://m0n0.ch/wall/physdiskwrite.php
Extracted the .exe and ran CMD as administrator
C:\Users\Admin\Downloads>physdiskwrite.exe -u OPNsense-23.1-OpenSSL-vga-amd64.img
physdiskwrite v0.5.3 by Manuel Kasper <mk@neon1.net>
Searching for physical drives...
Information for \\.\PhysicalDrive0:
Windows: cyl: 62260
tpc: 255
spt: 63
Information for \\.\PhysicalDrive1:
Windows: cyl: 121601
tpc: 255
spt: 63
C/H/S: 16383/16/63
Model: MB001000GWFWK
Serial number: WMC6M0J3JN7P
Firmware rev.: HPG4
Information for \\.\PhysicalDrive2:
Windows: cyl: 121601
tpc: 255
spt: 63
C/H/S: 16383/16/63
Model: WDC WD10EZEX-00WN4A0
Serial number: WD-WCC6Y7SKT460
Firmware rev.: 01.01A01
Information for \\.\PhysicalDrive3:
Windows: cyl: 60801
tpc: 255
spt: 63
C/H/S: 16383/16/63
Model: WDC WDS500G1B0A-00H9H0
Serial number: 173361420181
Firmware rev.: X41110WD
Information for \\.\PhysicalDrive4:
Windows: cyl: 7480
tpc: 255
spt: 63
Which disk do you want to write? (0..4) 4
WARNING: that disk is larger than 2 GB! Make sure you're not accidentally
overwriting your primary hard disk! Proceeding on your own risk...
About to overwrite the contents of disk 4 with new data. Proceed? (y/n) y
1888759296/1888759296 bytes written in total
C:\Users\Admin\Downloads>
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cookiemonster
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Re: MBR boot options?
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Reply #5 on:
March 17, 2023, 01:38:37 pm »
Nice. I'm glad there was a solution.
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