[syslinux] USB-HDD

[Andreas Kotes]

Hello

* Konstantin Svist <fry.kun at gmail.com> [20080620 09:21]:
> Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> > Konstantin Svist <fry.kun at gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >   
> >> According to doc/usbkey.txt, USB-HDD is the best mode -- but there's
> >> no mention of how to get that working.
> >>     
> >
> > You have to configure it in your BIOS.  Each one is different, but
> > usually you have to enable some USB support (often called "legacy"),
> > then enable the USB boot device.  Either you'll have the choice of USB
> > floppy, USB CD-ROM, USB ZIP or USB HDD there, or simply find your USB
> > device amongst your hard drives.
> >   
> 
> Actually I meant to ask how to write USB-HDD boot info to the USB stick. 
> Right now, I use syslinux -s -- and for that to work, I'm forced to use 
> "Forced FDD" mode of my BIOS.
> I have another USB stick that I've made into what I think is USB-HDD 
> mode -- that one doesn't require the "Forced FDD" option, but it only 
> runs FreeDOS and was really difficult to set up.. I don't even remember 
> what I did, just that I had to run FreeDOS under qemu and some other 
> voodoo :(

maybe the 'makeboot.sh' from http://runt.mybox.org/ can help you with
your problem of getting you stick/disk bootable ...

Br,

   Andreas

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