Re: [Etherboot-discuss] cannot boot from usb
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From: <ch...@an...> - 2010-06-03 13:14:11
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Thanks Andrew, The machines are pretty old so it is possible that usb boot is not supported (although I can choose USB in the boot order), I "fixed" it by using a floppy disk image instead. Quoting ru...@gm...: > Hello Chantal, > > If you're getting a black screen now and the BIOS boot order doesn't > continue on to the hard disk, it appears as though your USB stick is > indeed being booted by the BIOS insofar as [attempted] execution of > the MBR code, but curiously you're not getting any farther than that. > > Of course, the newer a motherboard is, the more likely you'll be able > to successfully boot via USB, but ensuring a USB boot is not always > the easiest thing to do. That said, could you verify that the stick > works by booting it directly in a virtual machine or from another > computer which you've known to successfully boot USB sticks? Apologies > if you're already certain that the machine you're attempting to boot > currently should work :-P > > Otherwise speaking, I'd suggest erasing and attempting to rewrite the > .usb image to the stick or some such. I'm not too knowledgeable on > troubleshooting this particular issue, but just wanted to offer you > some steps you might like to take. > > Regards, > Andrew Bobulsky > > > > On Jun 3, 2010 8:19am, ch...@an... wrote: >> Ofcourse you are right, i feel a bit stupid now! But still no > >> luck........ it doesn't boot from the harddisk anymore but I get a > >> black screen and nothing happens. > > > > > > > > > >> Quoting Thomas Miletich tho...@gm...>: > > > >>> Hi > >>> As far as I remember, the .usb image is supposed to be written to the > >>> entire usb drive, instead of a partition on the usb drive. You can > >>> either use the .hd image type and write it to sdb1, or use the usb > >>> image and write it to sdb, instead of sdb1: > >>> > >>> sudo dd if=gpxe-1.0.0-sis900.usb of=/dev/sdb > >>> > >>> Please keep in mind that this will destroy the current partition table > >>> and any filesystem that may be on the usb drive. If you want to keep > >>> the filesystem, you may be interested in instaling syslinux or grub on > >>> the drive and use the .lkrn image type. > >>> > >>> Thomas > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:33 PM, ch...@an...> wrote: > >>>> Hi list, > >>>> > >>>> I use Ubuntu 10.04 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> I downloaded an usb image from http://rom-o-matic.net/ and wrote it >> to usb: > >>>> > >>>> sudo dd if=gpxe-1.0.0-sis900.usb of=/dev/sdb1 > >>>> > >>>> I changed the bios to boot from the usb but it doesn't work. It goes > >>>> to the next boot device (harddisk). I'm sure I changed the boot order > >>>> in the bios correctly. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>>> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > >>>> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > >>>> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Etherboot-discuss mailing list > >>>> Eth...@li... > >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss > >>>> > >>> > >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >>> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > >>> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > >>> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Etherboot-discuss mailing list > >>> Eth...@li... > >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss > >>> > > > > > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > >> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > >> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Etherboot-discuss mailing list > >> Eth...@li... > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss |