Re: bootable floppy for Debian-on-USB

On Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:05:56 +0000, Alan Adams wrote:

In message <1174656470.157182.150640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"orange" <orange47@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

found something interesting:
http://64.124.13.3/hacks/USB_Boot_using_GRUB.html#mozTocId154514

it might help me and others with same problem


I've got a floppy here called "Smart Boot Manager", which finds any
bootable media and gives you a choice. Great for systems too old to
boot from CD. I don't know whether it finds USB, but it's worth
looking for.


It didn't work with my USB CD-ROM or flash drive on my 240X Thinkpad.
Didn't even "see" the USB port. You need to have USB drivers and the
CD-ROM drivers loaded, first, which Smart Boot Manager doesn't do.

Stef
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