Can't boot from USB cdrom

Forum: Laptops
Topic: Can't boot from USB cdrom
started by: boisbleu

Posted by boisbleu on Mar. 28 2004,10:08

Hello,

I'm new to DSL and tried to boot with an external USB drive. I have an ASUS S5200N Subnotebook. The drive is connected to the USB port and is able to boot. After hit ENTER this error message appears:

Can't find Knoppix filesystem, sorry. Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.

It there a way to get DSL booting at my notebook?

Thanks in advance

BoisBleu

Posted by Rapidweather on Mar. 28 2004,14:48

You may have to copy your /knoppix folder to /dev/hda and use a boot floppy, and
just use the usb device for your backup.tar.gz. I have more here that _may_ help
you.
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Hope some of that gives you some options.
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Posted by boisbleu on April 05 2004,15:45

Hmmm...

I do not have a floppy drive ;-)

Why is it not possible to boot from USB? Is there a workaround?

BoisBleu

Posted by hasty on April 05 2004,17:48

To save Rob's blushes (a mentats condition is supposed to be unbreakable),
have a look at the feather linux (DSL based distro) forum.

< http://featherlinux.berlios.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=215 >

Posted by roberts on April 08 2004,21:09

I looked at the boot floppy that was contributed by Catfish to Feather, as posted here by Hasty. I found that it did not work on any of my six computers( 2 intel notbebooks, 2 via, and 2 intel desktops). I still got the "can't find Knoppix filesystem..." message. Upon further investigation I found that the modules that are loaded are for the "Open Host Controller Interface". That usually applies to Compaq and Sis based systems. That is why it does not work on my systems. Anyway I ended up making a USB boot floppy for DSL with the USB modules needed for my computers. It supports Intel and Via based systems. Should be available RSN. It will probably be made available with the 0.6.3 as it also contains some new features in 0.6.3.

This make it so simple to copy the KNOPPIX folder onto a USB 1.1 or 2.0 pendrive. Make the boot floppy, then boot from floppy and away you go.