Boot from Usb Key

[Tim Writer]

"Peter L. Peres" <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> writes:

> On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Tim Writer wrote:
> 
> > <jon.dmml-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> writes:
> >
> >> I have a 512 MB Lexar JumpDrive Usb Key and I would like to load a
> >> Live-Cd linux onto it so that I can access my own portable linux
> >> wherever I go. However, i have found that my computer doesn't seem to
> >> be so friendly in booting from Usb Drives. The option is available but
> >> when trying to boot from a version of Damn Small Linux, it doesn't
> >> seem to work. I can go into more detail, just ask for more
> >> information. Help would be greatly appreciated!
> >
> > I have found that a _lot_ of systems (even some very new ones) won't boot
> > from USB, even if the BIOS has such an option.  In addition, some boards will
> > boot other USB devices (floppy, CD-ROM, etc.) but not a key.  This seems to
> > be a geometry issue which can sometimes be worked around by installing
> > another mbr.  Debian has an mbr package which contains DOS/Windows compatible
> > MBRs.  This allowed my notebook to boot one USB key (new 256MB Sandisk) that
> > was previously unbootable.  Another key (older 64MB), required installation
> > of spb2_mbr.sec from spblinux.
> >
> >    http://www.8ung.at/spblinux/
> 
> Fyi my disk on key came with a windows utility to make it bootable. Check if
> you can make a bootable usb disk on key (windows rescue disk) using that
> before giving up. It may produce the necessary modified mbr.

Didn't work for me but spblinux did.

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