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On 25/04/13 17:24, Neil Winchurst wrote:
Perhaps I should mention this, when I fail to find the USB stick at reboot and then login as normal. I notice that the stick is unmounted. However if I put the stick in a USB port while working normally it is mounted automatically.I have been doing some more playing around. Today I bought a new memory stick, just 4 Gb. I already have 2 sticks but they are formatted to Ext4. From my research it seems that for booting from a stick it must be formatted to FAT32. Anyway, I already had an iso file downloaded so I used the program Startup Disk Creator to burn this to the memory stick. It all seemed to work and at the end I had the message that I could now use this to install the distro on a computer. I tried as instructed, put the stick in a USB port and then restarted. The USB was not found. I went into the BIOS and changed the boot order to 1. Removable disk, 2 DVD drive and 3. HD. Again the USB was not seen and I was back to my usual start screen. I have contacted the company who set up my computer and they tell me it should work. In fact they say that they always use a USB to install on the machines they set up. Strange. Oh well, it looks like I have lost out on that one. Should I perhaps try the Unetboot package instead? Neil
Perhaps the problem is that the stick is not mounted when I start the computer with it already in place, so of course the BIOS does not see it. Or am I not understanding properly?
all very puzzling, Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq