[syslinux] USB-FDD

[Adam Wysocki via ArcaBit]

18.01.06 nazosan at gmail.com wrote:

> Why are you trying to do that?

I have couple machines that can boot only from USB-FDDs.

> I don't think it will work if USB-FDD is supposed to mean the 
> standard 1.44MB 2x drives that plug into usb.

Are these drives compatible with USB flash disks? Even if it would 
provide only 2x1.44MB of storage, it would be sufficient for a kernel 
and initrd.

> Are you perhaps having problems with the drive not working in all
> systems (especially since some dumb bios manufacturers don't even
> bother to add usb-hdd support.)

Well... It would be nice if my flashdisk could boot on these systems :)

> If so, you might want to look at using USB-ZIP instead.

These BIOSes don't boot anything except USB-FDD :( Even USB-ZIP drives.

Greetings,

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