On Friday 01 August 2008 14:47:38 Richard Shaw wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Bruno Costacurta <pubmb.bco@xxxxx> wrote: > > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >> Bruno Costacurta wrote: > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I'm trying to build a USB bootable key with file > >>> 'Fedora-9-i686-Live-KDE.iso' > >>> > >>> Command is : > >>> sudo livecd-iso-to disk Fedora-9-i686-Live-KDE.iso /dev/sdd1 > >>> > >>> which runs fine, boot loader included, and reports that USB key is > >>> ready for use ... however the key is not ignored during boot (the > >>> sequence continue correctly with following drive in the BIOS boot > >>> order). > >>> > >>> I'm using an Asus eee pc (model 900) which is correctly configured to > >>> boot via USB key as I tried it with a Debian bootable USB key which > >>> boots fine. > >>> I also tried another .iso, (precisely the EEdora dedicated to Asus eee) > >>> but got same problem. > >>> > >>> --- > >>> fdisk -l /dev/sdd > >>> > >>> Disk /dev/sdd: 1030 MB, 1030750208 bytes > >>> 32 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1014 cylinders > >>> Units = cylinders of 1984 * 512 = 1015808 bytes > >>> Disk identifier: 0xb0bcd68e > >>> > >>> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >>> /dev/sdd1 * 1 1014 1005857 6 FAT16 > >>> --- > >>> > >>> which looks correct. > >>> So opparently the problem come from livecd command whatever final > >>> report OK. > >>> Is there some knwon problem with livecd-iso-to-disk ? I'm using > >>> Fedora-9. Or can I build a USB key using another as a workaround ? > >>> > >>> Many thanks for attention and any clue. > >>> > >>> Bye, > >>> Bruno > >>> > >>> > >>> You may have to run "syslinux -s /dev/sdd1". I forget where I found > >>> it, > >> > >> but with the version of syslinux included in F8, and probably F9, needs > >> this before the USB key is recognized as a boot device. The latest > >> version is susposed to handle this automatically, but it has not make it > >> to F8 yet. > >> > >> Mikkel > > > > 'syslinux -s /dev/sdd1' (which runs fine) unfortunately seems not to > > resolve the problem : the USB key remains non-bootable... :-( > > > > Bye, > > Bruno > > The livecd-iso-to-disk script does take care of this for you so I'm not > surprised. If there are no errors generated then the USB drive and MB BIOS > may just not like each other. If you can afford to buy a different brand > usb memory stick I would try that. I use a 4GB Corsair Flash Voyager stick > and it works fine in my HP 8510 laptop. > > Richard. Definitely the problem seems to be in the livecd-iso-to-disk, but I have no clue about why and how to resolve ... I confirm boot with this USB key work fine using another distro (precisely the eeeDebian one). Bye, Bruno -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
