Boot Legacy BIOS (non-UEFI) USB Stick

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r00nster

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I want to install another Linux based OS (non-Windows) to a Minix J50C-4 and after trying all weekend I've come to the conclusion the box will only boot UEFI.

I've tested other UEFI boot sticks on the Minix and they work fine, I've tested the failing legacy BIOS stick on other PCs and it boots fine so it must be a combination of the Minix and Legacy BIOS boot.

Does anyone know of a way to make the Minix boot a Legacy BIOS USB Stick ?

I've looked through the BIOS settings and didn't see anything obvious.
 
I have successfully boot the device and install several windows versions (from MINIX and MICROSOFT).
I used USB and PXE, i did not try other OS (on J50C-4)

You also have this great tool: (i already tested and it works well)
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html

You have these keys:
enter bios - del
boot menu key - F11 (Most of the times i use this key (F11), it is very useful, i don´t change anything on the BIOS)

I am using the latest BIOS version:
https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/neo-j50c-4-bios-v0-17-20200624.3089/

I checked BIOS settings and i did not find LEGACY boot, i found UEFI boot:
-advanced/PXE boot, this must be enable if you want to boot from PXE
 
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