Startup disk using a usb SanDisk 8gb Problem...

Yorvyk yorvik.ubunto at googlemail.com
Fri Jan 21 12:29:36 UTC 2011


On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:56:43 -0600
Larry Shields <larryesu at charter.net> wrote:

> On 01/20/2011 01:04 PM, Matt Harrison wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Larry Shields<larryesu at charter.net>  wrote:
> >> *I have tried three times to install 10.10 on my 8gb USB SanDisk, too boot
> >> up from it, but I've had no-luck in doing so...
> >> Is one supposed to erase or format this device first, before it will
> >> bootup...???
> >>
> >> It does copy everything from the iso to it, with the boot folder, casper,
> >> dists, install, pics, pool, etc...
> >>
> >> So can anyone tell me as to why it does not boot...???
> >>
> >> Oh and yes I have my bios set to boot from a cd or dvd...
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help on this...
> >>
> >> Larry
> >> *
> >>
> >>
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> > With the USB drive plugged in, check your BIOS for Hard Disk Boot
> > Priority or see if you have an option to boot from USB.  Booting from
> > CD/DVD is pointless when trying to boot from a USB drive.
> >
> *Well I did check my BIOS and I have these listed.
> USB-FDD
> USB-ZIP
> USB-CDROM
> USB-HDD
> 
> That is all, so maybe I do not the one that is needed for it too boot 
> correctly...???
> 
> Thanks for the reply...
> 
Have you tried them all?  I have found, thanks to a tip from somebody else,  USB-ZIP to to work on a lot of older machines with only the above options.


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