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On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:00:51 +0000 |
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Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Sunday 21 Dec 2014 11:44:04 German wrote: |
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> > On Sun, 21 Dec 2014 11:30:49 +0000 |
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> > Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > > I spake too soon! :-( |
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> > > I just tried to boot my Asus MoBo A88XM-PLUS, after I disabled CMS and |
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> > > switched Secure Boot to other OS (as opposed to MS Windows), with |
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> > > sysrescuecd-4.4.1. |
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> > > Unfortunately I can't get a console due to this error: |
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> > > error: no suitable mode found. |
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> > > Booting in blind mode |
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> > > Any idea how to progress from here? Is it possible with sysrescuecd? |
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> > Mick, you are going right after my steps ( or I go where you go ). Just |
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> > tried to boot sysresc 4.4.1 with exactly the same error message. Duh. |
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> > Looks like many people with the same problem. |
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> OK, this is what I did to progress with the installation. |
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> 1. Things that didn't work: |
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> Editing the kernel options for nomodesetting (disable KMS option) did not work |
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> Similarly, specifying forcevesa=1024x768 did not work. |
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> 2. What worked: |
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> Typing blind after waiting for a while to make sure the CD had booted up to |
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> set up the root passwd and then to start sshd, allowed to access the PC over |
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> sshd and commence the installation. Of course, this will only work if your PC |
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> is connected to the LAN. I have no solution at the moment for air-gapped |
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> machines. |
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> On the keyboard type blind: |
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> passwd root |
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> my_secret_root_passwd |
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> my_secret_root_passwd |
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> /etc/init.d/sshd restart |
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> Then find the IP address of the new PC. In my case arping and some guessing |
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> of the next IP that the router would have issued worked, but you can use arp- |
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> scan, nmap, or some such tool, or even check your router's dhcp tables. |
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> Then ssh root@<new PC's IP>, enter the passwd you set up above and you're good |
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> to go with the installation, following the hand book and the wiki suggestions |
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> for UEFI. |
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Thanks for suggestion, Mick. Unfortunately I am not on a network and that is only PC I have at the moment. |
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Do you know if Knoppix allows UEFI boot? |
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> HTH. |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Mick |
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German <gentgerman@×××××.com> |
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