USB Booting doesnt work
Forum: USB booting
Topic: USB Booting doesnt work
started by: Froster
Posted by Froster on Jan. 09 2006,21:01
Hi,I'm trying to boot DSL from USB HDD (Kingston Date Traveller Elite, 256MB), but it doesn't work.
Steps done
1. Booting DSL from CD-ROM
2. Apps / Tools / Pendrive Installation (USB-HDD) (USB-Stick not mounted)
3. Reboot
Prior to that, of course the booting order in the BIOS has been accordingly adapted (first booting device is USB-HDD).
Unfortunately, the USB-Stick is not detected. Anyone has an idea what's the reason for said problem?
I would be very glad someone could help me regarding this problem.
Thanks in advance,
Frank
Posted by doobit on Jan. 09 2006,21:22
Your BIOS may not see your USB stick as a USB hard drive. You might try one of the other USB install methods, and change your BIOS to that at first boot.
Posted by Luke on Jan. 13 2006,23:16
Hi, i have the same problem, i've tried (successfully) installing both usb-zip and usb-hdd instalations on my pen drive, but in both cases, when i try to boot up with them, the bios just skips them and moves to the next bootable media. i've tried removing all other possible boot devices, in which case the bios just searches for a while and delivers an error. is this problem more likely something with my bios or something with my flash drive/installation?
Posted by roberts on Jan. 13 2006,23:19
After you have double checked your BIOS then1. Try boot option acpi=off
2. Try boot option acpi=off noacpi
3. Make sure you use a back USB port and not a front one.
4. If you have a floppy drive, try the USB boot floppy.
Posted by Luke on Jan. 13 2006,23:58
Ok, so with some more toodling around i got dsl to boot from my jump drive. sort of. this is using the usb-zip formathere is what i did, i'm not sure which (if any) of these things are what made it start working
first i went into my bios and changed the boot order so that usb-zip devices booted first
then i turned on all of the usb standby power options (these are the options to use a usb mouse or keyboard to wake up your computer, it keeps power to the usb ports i am led to believe, also, for my mobo i had to move some jumpers as well, i recall this is how other mobo's work as well)
i tried rebooting at this point, windows still started
i then tried unplugging the data cable from the hard drive (to absolutely prevent windows from booting) this worked, dsl started up just fine
i was then able to turn the computer off, plug in the hard drive, and boot it back up again off the flash drive
however, when i then tried rebooting and using windows, when i rebooted again (after loading windows) i had to repeat the hard drive unplugging process to get linux to load, just as before.
this leads me to believe my problem is just a bios problem and i will just have to suffer the relatively minor inconvenience of unplugging my hard drive if i want to start linux, unless of course anyone else might know more on this issue than i do
thanks
Posted by Luke on Jan. 14 2006,00:02
I feel silly...i forgot to ask how to apply boot commands, are those done once dsl is already running, i'm sure they are in the wiki somewhere but i can't find it.
thanks again for the help
Posted by neonicus on Jan. 23 2006,03:14
I use Kingston 128 MBI install DSL as USB-HDD
but I configure my BIOS to boot USB-ZIP,I use front front USB interface then it works.
I test the dsl booting at my office,it still works.
It may be alternative way to use it for you.
Posted by avera on Jan. 26 2006,14:12
To boot from the USB-Pendrive I had to enable in the bios under "Features Setup" "USB Function for DOS"Altough it was a USB HDD installelation I have to boot in the bios or with the F8 Bootmenu set at "USB RMD-FDD"
