[Lubuntu-comms] the USB chainloader that helps other USB drives boot

Iberê Fernandes ibere.fernandes at gmail.com
Wed Jan 1 17:30:12 UTC 2014


2014/1/1 Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund at gmail.com>:
> Hi,
>
> I just finished a little tool that helps boot some computers from
> [other] USB boot drives - the Chainloader
>
> The chainloader is useful for middle-aged computers, for example
> computers without a CD/DVD drive, where it can be hard to boot from a
> USB drive, or when you want to run from a fast USB 3 drive that is
> unwilling to boot.
>
> -o-
>
> What is new, why a new tool? Isn't it enough to be able to use mkusb or
> the other tools?
>
> The answer is in this tutorial 'Howto help USB boot drives'
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2196858
>
> -o-
>
> Phill, can the compressed image file be uploaded to your server? Maybe
> it is too small to have an own link or page. Maybe it can share a page
> with mkusb. What do you think?
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
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Wow... excellent tool Nio! Thank you for sharing!

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Best regards and Happy New Year!

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