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List:       netbsd-current-users
Subject:    Re: NetBSD on Gateway SX2185?
From:       Paul Goyette <paul () whooppee ! com>
Date:       2016-05-17 7:27:05
Message-ID: Pine.NEB.4.64.1605171522350.20104 () pokey ! whooppee ! com
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A couple of years ago, I wrote [1]

> I just got a SX2185 and tried to bring up NetBSD. I tried booting an
> installation CD, which I have previously used successfully, but the
> Gateway gave me the usual "Insert the right media and press a key"
> message.
>
> I replaced the internal hard drive with one that already has NetBSD
> installed on it (and from which I have booted another machine), but it
> fails in the same way.
>
> According to the label, the Gateway has a AMD E1-2500 processor, 4GB
> RAM, and Radeon HD8240 graphics. The BIOS version is "P11-A4" and
> claims to be "exclusively for Gateway only" (that's what it says on
> the start-up splash screen).
>
> Any clue on what it would take to make this thing boot NetBSD?

Well, I just dug out this box, and started playing a bit more, and it's 
now working!

The only change I made was to enable the BIOS's "Boot Menu" option 
(which still requires pressing F12 during boot).  I was able to 
successfully install amd64-current from a couple days ago.


For reference to the earlier thread:

[1] http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2014/07/26/msg025437.html

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