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On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 10:50:02AM -0600, Joseph wrote |
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> I have tried it on two boxes, they are both small units without CD |
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> 1.) First is an older box that can not boot from Gentoo ISO USB |
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> generated with "dd" |
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> BIOS setting are: |
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> USB-ZIP |
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********* |
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> USB-FDD |
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********* |
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> Hard Disk |
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> 2.) The second box is an ATOM-330 and the same USB boots OK. |
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> So the issue might be with the Bios on the first box. |
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A USB stick is ***NOT*** a zip-drive or a floppy drive. That could be |
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your problem right there. Do you have any other USB options in your |
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BIOS boot menu? Is there anything like "usb key" or "usb thumbdrive"? |
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They would make more sense. |
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BTW, I have a machine with weird behaviour. If I... |
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* insert the USB stick |
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* boot to BIOS setup |
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* select the boot-order menu |
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Then the USB key shows up as an option in the boot-order menu... |
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complete with manufacturer name and model of the USB key. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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