Booting through a USB stick

kris.c · 05-26-2007, 01:39 PM

I wanted to try installing the SUSE-10.2 through the internet this weekend and have downloaded the .iso image. However, i wanted to try to boot my system through my USB stick. I downloaded the software that is required to make my stick bootable, and also checked with my BIOS. There is a section in the advance configurations, which reads

USB-boot [Enabled ]

However, in the boot-priority section, the USB drive's name does not show up. What should i do to set my USB drive as the first boot drive?

mechdave · 05-27-2007, 06:42 AM

Can you post your motherboard brand and model and bios version. It is a bit hard to give any help without them

kris.c · 05-27-2007, 09:48 AM

I tried it on a newer comp, and i was able to boot through my USB stick. I also found out that, the .iso is a kind of a compressed file and so i extracted it into the main directory of my pen drive. What should i do next to connect to the net and start the installation?

Xeratul · 05-27-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by kris.c

I wanted to try installing the SUSE-10.2 through the internet this weekend and have downloaded the .iso image. However, i wanted to try to boot my system through my USB stick. I downloaded the software that is required to make my stick bootable, and also checked with my BIOS. There is a section in the advance configurations, which reads

USB-boot [Enabled ]

However, in the boot-priority section, the USB drive's name does not show up. What should i do to set my USB drive as the first boot drive?

I know only for debian http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~tmtong/howto/usbboot.php
Taht can give you ideas ...