De Kameel wrote:
> Lorenzo Sandini wrote:
>
>> Hello group,
>>
>> It's been a while since I used ubuntu, but I am interested in having a
>> persistent install on a USB key, so Google directed me to
>> www.pendrivelinux.com, where I found the basic directions.
>>
>> The 7.10 installation from the Live CD went smooth on a 4GB kensington
>> key, I had to install lilo to the MBR and now all is fine. Booting from
>> the USB key takes some time (3-4 minutes), but after that it works
>> great. Or does it ?
>
> Lorenzo, I followed the same instructions (
> http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09...ibbon-install/ ),
> including the last two lilo commands, but my computers don't see the USB
> stick as a bootable device. And yes, fdisk shows that the /dev/sdb1 is
> Active/Boot.
>
> Any tips? Can I check whether there is a MBR on the stick?
>
> de Kameel
>
Are you sure your motherboard allows you to boot from USB ? On one of my
older computers with an MSI mobo, the option to boot from USB was quite
well hidden, USB-HDD was not listed as an option at all:
In that case you need to "allow boot from other device", and during post
hit briefly F8 to invoke a boot menu in which only floppy, cdrom, hdd
are the options. But when selecting HDD it opens a new menu showing the
SATA, IDE and USB devices, bingo !
Otherwise I think this might help:
http://www.pendrivelinux.com/2007/09...compatibility/
Please let me know how it goes.
Lorenzo