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> some incredibly niche computer I found by accident I used to think this, but leave it to me to disprove... Had an Intel Atom board that would only boot Linu

> some incredibly niche computer I found by accident I used to think this, but leave it to me to disprove... Had an Intel Atom board that would only boot Linux and... OpenBSD. NetBSD (and a number of other OSes) would hang when attempting to load the kernel and refuse to boot - likely due to some firmware bug.

kees99 3y ago
> Intel Atom (...) NetBSD (and a number of other OSes) would (...) refuse to boot Was it one of those cheap tablets/netbooks that shipped with fully-64-bit-capable CPU (Atom Z3735F) but with dreaded 32-bit-only UEFI firmware? GRUB can boot NetBSD there, although it's a bit of a hassle to set up.
- wannacboatmovie 3y ago
  Negative, it was an embedded board. GRUB was not the issue; rather the kernel would hang after partially booting. Affected Illumos as well so it's likely a firmware bug.