USB booting :: Wipe grub ....?
i have made a similar mistake
don't install as usb-hdd BIOS can't handle the ext3 or any other than FAT
it will not work on usb-sticks
don't know why but i have tried it with different systems (dsl,insert,puppy)
only the usb-pendrive installations seems to work well
Hi,
I have a feeling this is why there are so many posts on installing to usb..
Its very hit & miss .....
I found using grub on stick worked ... even split drive to two partitions ... one for /boot other for /dsl etc.. that seemed to work ...
My new system does not want to have any of it ... lol
Set bios for USB-HDD & it finds stick ...
What gets me if I run qemu ... dsl boots fine ...(qemu /dev/sda1)
I thought usb-hdd dsl intall format was fat ? .... guess thats do it works with windows ...
does it make that much difference which fs you use?
provided you are not reading & writing all the time
Confused you will be lol
MrG
Ok...
I have switched from grub (hda) to lilo ... & pendrive still complains grub error 15 ...
Sooo I guess grub is still present on drive
two options
1) Wipe it from pendrive
2) add /boot/grub/menu.lst see I can get it working again
If anyoner knows how to nuke pendrive please let me know ;-)
MrG
I nuked mine by accident, so I know. sudo su, mount sda1, load cfdisk, delete the partion on sda1. Make sure you don't delete the partion on hda1 or sdb1 or anything else, like I did. 
Hi,
Would grub be on sda ?...I need to wipe that ....
mbr ... whatever lol
*shivers* My nightmare wipin' me hard drive ... 
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