booing from a USB memstick

[johnnymack]

I am having trouble booting DSL Linux from a 256MB USB memory stick using

this board [rs482]. I followed the instructions at the DSL website

to build the OS properly. The issue I am having is the correct BIOS

settings to make the USB memory become the primary boot device: I have

tried all the USB device settings, but Award BIOS refuses to boot the OS.

It says that the device is not bootable.

 

If I run the Linux boot loader from command line off a HDD boot,

and point to the correct USB partition, then I can get the OS to

boot off the USB memory stick, no problem. It just will not recognize

that the USB is bootable, and thus, boot automagically without any manual

intervention.

 

I am trying to get USB boot to work so I can use this as a front-end

MythTV box to drive a TV in the den. If I can get it to run off USB memory,

I can pull all HDDs, CD-ROMs.. just feed the signal from the main MythTV box

over gigabit ethernet to the DSL Linux OS running out of just memory and USB

and driving the TV.

 

anyone tried USB booting with DFI BIOS?

 

thanks!

 

johnnymack

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DFI Infinity RS482 socket 939

Opteron 144 CACJE 0605BPBW

2 X 512MB Crucial Ballistix PC3200 2-2-2-6 1T

500W Fortron FSP AX500-PN P/S

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2 X 160GB ATA HDD

ATAPI 52X CD-ROM

[noneed4me2]

I used Knoppix on that board booting from an ISO CDrom, it fully supports the hardware, never tried booting from a memory stick or any other USB device with a Linux distro. Wouldn't boot with a USB flash drive when I was trying to flash my vidcard with a USB stick so maybe its the board's issue, been awhile since I tooled around with that board.

 

I see why your trying to boot from the memory stick I guess Knoppix won't help. Are you booting from the boards USB slots or one from a plugin cable on the case? I don't really know a solution for your problem but maybe a Linux forum might have an answer. I know alot of people used the board for HTPC setups so maybe there is an answer from dedicated Linux users.