Installing Slackware on Dell XPS 13 using USB stick and USB Type C->Type A adapter

average_user · 08-21-2022, 03:15 PM

Has anyone tried installing Slackware on Dell XPS 13 using USB stick and USB Type C-Type A adapter like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/16542285992...ABFBMvqy8oNhg? Is Slackware USB stick correctly identified by EFI and Slackware installer?

Didier Spaier · 08-21-2022, 03:47 PM

No, but I have a SSD USB attached to my laptop with a simple cable: USB type C on one end, USB type A on the other end. IMHO: less connectors, less risks of bad connection. To connect an USB stick, a converter all in one (no cable) should be enough.

rkelsen · 08-22-2022, 12:57 AM

You can test it by using the "one time boot menu" feature... Press F12 when the logo appears:

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals...1-9725153df132

If the stick appears on the list, you'll be able to boot from it.

0XBF · 08-22-2022, 01:33 PM

I just tried booting my XPS 13 (9350, so a few years old) using this USB-C adapter: https://www.amazon.ca/Cable-Matters-.../dp/B01C316EIK

Nothing comes up in the F12 boot menu and the USB is not powered at boot (leds are off on the USB drive). Booting only appears to work for the type A ports when I plug the drive in directly.

HTH