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OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical => Hardware => Topic started by: BigGoofyGuy on May 14, 2023, 02:33:10 am

Title: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on May 14, 2023, 02:33:10 am
I have a HP EliteBook 803 G3 that I am trying to install the ArcaOS 5 on. I have an USB optical disc drive attached. the laptop doesn't have an operating system on it; none whatsoever. I got it to seemingly boot from the USB optical drive but it doesn't seem to go farther than that. I tried to get it to boot from the optical drive but it doesn't. could my optical disc be a problem? should I make another disc? should I try making a bootable USB flash drive? what size flash drive should I use?  8)

I am looking forward to using ArcaOS on this laptop. Any help given will be appreciated. Thanks.
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Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Neil Waldhauer on May 14, 2023, 04:08:13 am
Don't forget to go into BIOS and make the required changes.

You need Legacy boot, CSM and to disable hyperthreading.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on May 14, 2023, 04:45:02 am
It is not easy going to the settings but I don't remember seeing those but I will check again.

Thanks for the information.
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Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Lars on May 14, 2023, 11:59:21 am
Power on the computer, immediately and repeatedly press and release the ESC key until System menu shows up, if System menu shows up, press F10.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on May 19, 2023, 04:37:28 am
Thanks. I will give that a try.
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Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on June 21, 2023, 11:42:58 pm
I found the hyper threading and legacy boot in the bios. They are greyed out. I am unable to turn them off. I have not found the CMS, yet (still looking).
 :o
I think I might have messed up the boot part. would updating the bios help? 
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on June 22, 2023, 01:01:18 am
does  ArcaOS 5.0.7 support UEFI? would I need to wait for 5.0.8 or 5.1?


side note; I went to the Arca Noe website but it didn't come up. looking for help there. might be my computer?
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Tom on June 22, 2023, 02:58:14 am
does  ArcaOS 5.0.7 support UEFI? would I need to wait for 5.0.8 or 5.1?

UEFI is only supported in 5.1, so not in 5.0.7 and 5.0.8 (by the way: 5.0.8 is already released)
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on June 22, 2023, 05:20:25 am
I should wait for 5.1 to try ArcaOS on my laptop? when will that be released?


side note; I still cannot get the www.arcanoe.com website to come up for me.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Dave Yeo on June 22, 2023, 05:34:34 am
I should wait for 5.1 to try ArcaOS on my laptop? when will that be released?

Hopefully soon, it is pretty well done except the infrastructure for selling it, and that is supposed to be pretty well done too.

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side note; I still cannot get the www.arcanoe.com website to come up for me.

Same for everyone
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on July 03, 2023, 03:36:01 am
I checked my installation disc and realized that I had copied the ISO file to the disk and did not create an installation disc. I have created the installation disc and will give it a try.


side note; I was able to get to the Arca Noe site. It finally came up for me.

more progress notes to come.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3? - update
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on September 30, 2023, 09:19:44 pm
I finally got around to trying the properly made installation disc. I was using an USB optical drive. It didn't install. It didn't do much at all. I still had the 5.0.7 version and have yet to get the 5.1 version.

I created an USB installation. I used a program called ISO to USB. It was free to use, at 'ones own risk'. It seemed to have worked in making the USB like an installation disc. It didn't install the OS unto the laptop computer. I will need to get the 5.1 version and will give it another try.

the below is just me complaining and wishing;
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I miss computers having an optical drive. I wish there were more USB ports on some of these computers.
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Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Dave Yeo on October 01, 2023, 12:56:58 am
You have to use the ArcaOS tool to create your installation USB stick, on OS/2, the USB stack is loaded late in the boot process so can't load an ISO from the stick, instead it creates a ram disk, boots from that and then it loads the ISO.
On your ArcaOS 5.07 install, double click the ISO and mount it, then switch to the drive letter you gave it and go to the AOSBOOT directory and read the txt file and then run aosboot.cmd with the stick inserted. The command is something like,
Code: [Select]
aosboot Q: C:\downloads\ArcaOS-5.1.isoAdjust drive letters and path as needed.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on October 01, 2023, 05:37:19 am
I am creating the bootable USB flash drive in a Windows laptop. I don't have an ArcaOS or OS/2 Warp computer yet. It this procedure done in Windows or OS/2 / ArcaOS?
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Dave Yeo on October 01, 2023, 09:47:11 am
Ok, see  readusb.txt in ArcaOS-5.1.0-en.7z and how to use dfsanwin.exe to create your stick under Windows. I've never done it
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on October 02, 2023, 06:26:05 pm
when I get that version of ArcaOS, I will check for it. I only have the 5.0.7 version so far.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Tiny Frogware on October 02, 2023, 09:51:29 pm
The same file with the info for creating a bootable USB stick under Windows is also available in your 5.0.7 distribution. I also had to create mine under Windows when I purchased 5.0.7 myself.

 You can also find this info here, on the Arca Noae wiki:
 
https://www.arcanoae.com/wiki/arcaos/obtaining-arcaos/#stick-alt

Best wishes,

 Tony.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on October 09, 2023, 05:54:52 pm
Thank you for the information and the link. I will check it out.
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I just checked. It indicates up to Windows 10. Will it work with Windows 11?
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: Dave Yeo on October 09, 2023, 06:52:42 pm
It should, might have to screw around with permissions a bit.
Title: Re: ArcaOS on a HP EliteBook 840 G3?
Post by: BigGoofyGuy on October 09, 2023, 07:32:40 pm
https://www.arcanoae.com/wiki/arcaos/obtaining-arcaos/#burn-win (https://www.arcanoae.com/wiki/arcaos/obtaining-arcaos/#burn-win)
'Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, and Windows Server 2008r2, 2012, 2016, and 2019
It should be sufficient to put a writable DVD in your DVD drive. Then right-click on the ArcaOS ISO file in Windows Explorer and select the menu option Burn disc image'

since I am able to get into the bias; I will give this a try. I will try to get it to go to the legacy setting instead of the UEFI.