Just to document everything, I did try placing 64M, rather than 4GB, on the USB but still no bootable USB:
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I have tried on a 1GB and a 8GB stick which both works. See below. 1 GB - USBest Technology ----- Plugin # dmesg sb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb 2-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0163 usb 2-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1.3: Product: USB Mass Storage Device usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: USBest Technology usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: 00000000000321 scsi 9:0:0:0: Direct-Access UDISK PDU20_1G 6AC2.0 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] 2015231 512-byte hardware sectors (1032 MB) sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] 2015231 512-byte hardware sectors (1032 MB) sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00 sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sdc: sd 9:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk sd 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 usb-storage: device scan complete # mkdosfs -IF32 /dev/sdc mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) # sync Unplug-replug # dmesg usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning usb 2-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0163 usb 2-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1.3: Product: USB Mass Storage Device usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: USBest Technology usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: 00000000000321 scsi 10:0:0:0: Direct-Access UDISK PDU20_1G 6AC2.0 0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] 2015231 512-byte hardware sectors (1032 MB) sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] 2015231 512-byte hardware sectors (1032 MB) sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00 sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sdc: sd 10:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk sd 10:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 usb-storage: device scan complete # mount /dev/sdc /mnt/tmp # mkdir /mnt/tmp/syslinux # cp /boot/initrd.gz /mnt/tmp/syslinux # cp /boot/vmlinuz /mnt/tmp/syslinux # kedit /mnt/tmp/syslinux/syslinux.cfg Put into syslinux.cfg: default vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz # umount /mnt/tmp # sync # syslinux /dev/sdc # sync Looks like a USB-ZIP drive in the system with picky BIOS. Looks like a USB-FDD in another system. Selecting boot from "Removable" works in picky system. Selecting boot from USB-FDD works in the other. 8 GB - Sony ------ Plugin # dmesg usb 2-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0243 usb 2-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1.3: Product: Storage Media usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: 2A080922E7563 scsi 12:0:0:0: Direct-Access Sony Storage Media 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] 15663104 512-byte hardware sectors (8020 MB) sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] 15663104 512-byte hardware sectors (8020 MB) sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sd 12:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk sd 12:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 usb-storage: device scan complete kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3 FS on sdc1, internal journal EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. # mkdosfs -IF32 /dev/sdc mkdosfs 2.11 (12 Mar 2005) # sync Unplug-replug # dmesg usb 2-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0243 usb 2-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1.3: Product: Storage Media usb 2-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony usb 2-1.3: SerialNumber: 2A080922E7563 scsi 14:0:0:0: Direct-Access Sony Storage Media 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] 15663104 512-byte hardware sectors (8020 MB) sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] 15663104 512-byte hardware sectors (8020 MB) sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Assuming drive cache: write through sdc: sd 14:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk sd 14:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 usb-storage: device scan complete # mount /dev/sdc /mnt/tmp # mkdir /mnt/tmp/syslinux # cp /boot/initrd.gz /mnt/tmp/syslinux # cp /boot/vmlinuz /mnt/tmp/syslinux # kedit /mnt/tmp/syslinux/syslinux.cfg Put into syslinux.cfg: default vmlinuz initrd=initrd.gz # umount /mnt/tmp # sync # syslinux /dev/sdc # sync Looks like a USB-ZIP in system with picky BIOS. Looks like a USB-HD in another system. Works in both. |
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I had done that as you suggested before but only get "Boot error" when either USB-ZIP or USB-FDD is selected in the BIOS. I am at lost. |
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There are no other boot options in the BIOS? Like "HD boot priority" or something? Perhaps you could try another stick? Or try installing puppy which has several options for picky BIOS'es. Don't give up, computers should behave! :) |
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mkdosfs -IF32 /dev/sdc So to install another MBR afterwards would break the "superfloppy". |
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