[ltp] Re: [Thinkpad] Booting a X31 from USB without the HPA to get into BIOS?

[Bernard Tremblay]

Hi,

I dont't have an X31 but I did format an USB key to boot DSL.

You have to make your USB key Bootable with syslinux beforehand.

See:   http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Damn-Small-Linux-On-a-USB-Card

Regards,

   BT



Le lundi 04 ao=FBt 2008 =E0 13:50 +0200, Richard Hartmann a =E9crit :
On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 14:23, RayBay <canyonlands@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Supported_Boot_Devices
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> My X31 is unhappy with my USB stick, for some reason.
> I partitioned it, installed isolinux on sda1, ran install-mbr on
> sda and copied the usual suspects in their correct locations.
> The stick is, of course, formatted with FAT.
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> Is there anything I am missing? Are there any tricks
> especially for Thinkpads?
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> Thanks,
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