Ubuntu 8.04

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Tue Aug 19 21:06:35 UTC 2008


Karl Larsen wrote:

>> Modern systems not only can recognize a USB drive in grub - they can
>> recognize it in the BIOS.
>     My 2 year old motherboard will not recognize it. It has zero ability
> to mount a USB devise.

That happens - but just because _you_ have a machine that can't boot off USB
you jump to the conclusion that it's impossible.  fwiw, I suspect you have
the only 2-year old motherboard that can't boot from USB.  My five-year old
board can, and it was pretty common by then.
-- 
derek





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