Panasonic Cf-54 Boot From Usb
Anthony Small
If desperate you could always boot up a Live Ubuntu on a USB stick which is a very good tool to have around. If it works then it is your Windows USB stick and if it does not it is something deeper. See: Create a bootable USB stick with Rufus on Windows Ubuntu
Open ImgBurn and choose Mode -> Build, or use the Ctrl+Alt+B option. This opens Build Mode and you will see this screen. From here, you can add/remove files or folders to your ISO. You can choose to type the folder location in the drop down box,...
Just a thought. The toughbook comes installed with Windows 10. When trying to boot from a USB stick, I seem to remember that you had to do a full shutdown from within Windows so that it was not in some hibernation mode before the USB boot option appeared. See: 2 Ways to Perform a Full Shutdown in Windows 10
If it is not recognising the USB stick as it boots then it will not give you the USB option. So with you USB plugged in press the on switch and try mashing F10/11/12. On some systems the USB must have the boot flag set as well (I use gparted for that one).
As an experiment you could try Ubuntu on a USB stick. Create a bootable USB stick with Rufus on Windows Ubuntu
@ 2300peterw - that Ventoy utility looks and works great, I can see it being used a lot in the future. However, still no joy with this Toughbook - boot failure warnings, irrespective of the .iso image that I use.
@ Fatrix2000 - I was hoping to avoid using a VM because of possible issues when fault finding field devices while on downtime but I have had to pursue this option. So far it seems successful, just a bit of issues with USB devices but will persever.
We have a customer whose engineers use Windows 7 as virtual machines on top of their field laptops to configure and manage industrial gas/oil burners. They use those USB-Serial adapters that go crazy sometimes, but apart from that, it has worked this way for years already without any severe issues.
I seem to be running into a continious loop of being unsuccessful trying to image a Toughbook CF-53 using SCCM/Config Manager 2007. If I let the computer boot into Win7, I'm able to install the SCCM Client manually and then run an advertisement no problem. The laptop will go through the image process no problem to install Win7 x64.
But the minute I try to run a task sequence in the WinPE environment via PXE, I don't get any network connectivity. This particular laptop uses the Intel 82579LM network card. So basically it won't do anything except restart the laptop. I've done a bunch of research on the web and it looks like other people are having the same problem with this network card (Intel 82579LM).
People on the web said to use the older Vista drivers of the Intel 82579LM network card, but the problem is that I can't inject those into our customer boot image because it will error out. I'm able to import them into the SCCM/Config Manager Driver Store no problem.
A few days ago we were able to boot off a USB thumb drive to run the task sequence no problem, but for testing purposes that's all good, but I don't really want to stick a thumb drive into a 100 of these laptops.
What process did you use to load the toughbooks via thumb drive? Just an ISO or expanded copy of the Windows setup DVD? If so, was it tablet-specific, or can we load Windows 7 Pro 32-bit from the standard download of our Enterprise intalls? Otherwise, were you able to somehow copy a ".WIM" file onto USB and use that? Thanks for any info!
To do this you need windows vista/2008 or higher. Run the configuration manager console on that machine and on your task sequence that you have created right click on it. Now click on create bootable media (can't remember exactly), follow the wizard and it will create your task sequence offline and on bootable media.
Sorry if its a bit wrong but from memory that's how I did it. I moved jobs and no longer use sccm 2007, in my new job I am migrating from SMS 2003 to 2012! So no longer have a console for reference, however if you do get stuck let me know and I will build up a test rig and give better instruction, always fun.
It has a USB port but no CD drive and the BIOS will not let me boot from the USB port. I have tried copying Ubuntu 12.04 to the hard drive, but when attempting to open I get a windows message asking which program I want to open with. I have tried downloading the Windows Installer but it also won't open.
I solved it by removing the hard disk. Installed it on second PC. Boot Ubuntu on the second PC. Install Ubuntu on the hard disk. Remove the hard disk from the second PC and re-install it on the first one.
I used Wubi - this is a Windows exe that lets you install Ubuntu without leaving your standard Windows environment. You run it from within Windows, it copies a load of Ubuntu files into place and arranges a boot menu so that you can choose at boot-up time whether to load your existing Windows system or your new Ubuntu system (Dual-Booting).
I work for a company called Rugged Depot. We are the largest Panasonic PRIME Toughbook reseller in the world. As such I have access to the latest and greatest. The new Toughbook 55 came out a couple months ago and I got my hands on one days after it was released. Linus was impressed with the modularity of it as well (Check his Youtube channel for that video).
Anyways, Panasonic, as much as I love them aren't the best at answering SUPER in depth questions so I figured maybe someone on here might know the answer here. Heck, they support NVMe SSD's but come with regular SATA drives from the factory... Crazy right?
@jb007rules I checked the spec sheet for ToughBook FZ-55 and Thunderbolt 3 was not one of the I/O. The Universal Bay Unit is really cool however. Can you share with us what the connector looks like? I imagine if it supports the dGPU through the module, the connection has to be PCIe. An option for NVMe drive means it can use M.2 eGPU adapter such as the ADT-Link R43SG. This would make for an awesome mag-reload action when you connect the eGPU.
Here is a link to my forums website showing the pictures. The proprietary conecter is obviously the video card/DVD/Blu-Ray/Smart-card etc etc and I'm 99% sure the USB C connector is for the 2nd SSD. I don't have the 2nd SSD to test though and getting one is expensive and arduous.
That means you could attempt a M.2 eGPU implementation with one of the M.2 slots. Advantages over Thunderbolt 3 being it's lower cost for the eGPU adapter and it's faster performance as I outline in a recent build:
I'm very interested in this issue.. I am a sailor and Love my Toughbooks I've had a cf-29 cf-30, cf-50, cf-31 currently using the cf-31 and its maxed out with an 1 TB SSD and 16 gig ram.. etc... yeah am I field techie... anyhow before I fork out 6000 grand for a laptop that will be with me for at least ten years I wanted to know if I could put an EGPU or should I wait for another couple of years. but in all reality I'm surprised that panasonic is getting rid of the cf-31 platform and going to tablets... guess I'm just getting old and set in my ways :/ anyhow
I tried calling you on the two numbers I have on file but both aren't in service. This is Rob with Rugged Depot and your name rang a bell in my head when you replied just today... You've bought Toughbooks and parts from me lol. Call or text me (I'm in the US and you're in Canada I know so I can call you back so you don't have to pay long distance.) 630-300-8877.
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