[syslinux] Bug-report: Booting DOS images from USB

[Pedro M.]

Interesting information about booting a USB Key from BIOS:

Better use a 1.0 USB than a 2.0 , ask the sellor about a Linux Bootable
keydrive and follow the gudelines in the websites

http://linuxmobile.sourceforge.net/english/suppliers.html
http://www.wlug.org.nz/RemovableMediaDistribution
http://www.wlug.org.nz/KeyDrive


I suggest add more information in the device list

http://www.linux-usb.org/devices.html ( information about a keydrive is
bootable or not from BIOS using Linux ) .

Regards.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com>
To: "Dag Wieers" <dag at wieers.com>
Cc: <syslinux at zytor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: [syslinux] Bug-report: Booting DOS images from USB


> Dag Wieers wrote:
> >
> > I can try later on a T23 too, but I fear that it won't make a
difference.
> > Is it possible that all the Thinkpads have this failure, or is it maybe
> > some conflict between memdisk and the BIOS that has not been discovered
> > yet ?
> >
>
> It's entirely possible.  USB and BIOS actually match extremely poorly,
> and what I've seen of BIOS code indicate that most USB support is a
> total hatchet job.
>
> -hpa
>
>
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