I have a Gigabyte motherboard and the bios settings will only allow a choice from the following usb-fdd usb-zip usb-cdrom usb-hdd
From doing a google search I have found that I should set the first boot drive to usb-hdd. This I have done. I should also enable "Legacy USB Support" This is also done.
The flash drive is a FAT32 partition.
I have successfully booted LM13 from this drive on a laptop I also have, but the gigabyte mobo will not allow me to boot from the usb.
I have tried the flash drive in two different usb slots on the PC.
Can somebody help me to solve this problem please/
Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
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Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
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Re: Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
Try a different flash drive.
Some computers don't like some flash drives...
Some computers don't like some flash drives...
Re: Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
Tried a new flash drive.
I can see from this one that during the boot process the PC does check the usb because a light on the flash drive flashes. But instead of booting from the drive the PC loads up grub2 and displays the menu.
I can see from this one that during the boot process the PC does check the usb because a light on the flash drive flashes. But instead of booting from the drive the PC loads up grub2 and displays the menu.
Re: Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ use this program it works on anything that i ever tried
Re: Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
That is what I am using
Re: Unable to boot from a USB flash drive
Does your motherboard POST screen have options like these? I also have a Gigabyte Motherboard
Press F2 for Setup
Press F11 for Boot menu
Or anything along the lines of "Boot Device" or "Boot Sequence". In my case I repeatedly press F11 while the computer is booting. Then it will show me a list of devices where I can choose to boot like:
WD3200xxxx
SANDISKCRUZER COLORS
LGCDROM
Sometimes it could be like this:
HDD0: WD3200xxxx
USB-HDD: SANDISKCRUZER COLORS
CDROM: LGCDROMLightscribe
The Sandisk Cruzer Colors is my flash drive. I hope there is a similar option in your computer just like mine. You don't need to enter the BIOS to set the boot priority. You just have to press the "Choose Boot Menu" key
Press F2 for Setup
Press F11 for Boot menu
Or anything along the lines of "Boot Device" or "Boot Sequence". In my case I repeatedly press F11 while the computer is booting. Then it will show me a list of devices where I can choose to boot like:
WD3200xxxx
SANDISKCRUZER COLORS
LGCDROM
Sometimes it could be like this:
HDD0: WD3200xxxx
USB-HDD: SANDISKCRUZER COLORS
CDROM: LGCDROMLightscribe
The Sandisk Cruzer Colors is my flash drive. I hope there is a similar option in your computer just like mine. You don't need to enter the BIOS to set the boot priority. You just have to press the "Choose Boot Menu" key