Re: cannot boot from usb
[email protected] Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:43:56 +0000
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--===============7222679011268499118== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636c92b7d4ee6bb04881f8f96 --001636c92b7d4ee6bb04881f8f96 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Hello Chantal, If you're getting a black screen now and the BIOS boot order doesn't continue on to the hard disk, it appears as though your USB stick is indeed being booted by the BIOS insofar as [attempted] execution of the MBR code, but curiously you're not getting any farther than that. Of course, the newer a motherboard is, the more likely you'll be able to successfully boot via USB, but ensuring a USB boot is not always the easiest thing to do. That said, could you verify that the stick works by booting it directly in a virtual machine or from another computer which you've known to successfully boot USB sticks? Apologies if you're already certain that the machine you're attempting to boot currently should work :-P Otherwise speaking, I'd suggest erasing and attempting to rewrite the .usb image to the stick or some such. I'm not too knowledgeable on troubleshooting this particular issue, but just wanted to offer you some steps you might like to take. Regards, Andrew Bobulsky On Jun 3, 2010 8:19am, [email protected] wrote: > Ofcourse you are right, i feel a bit stupid now! But still no > luck........ it doesn't boot from the harddisk anymore but I get a > black screen and nothing happens. > Quoting Thomas Miletich [email protected]>: > > Hi > > As far as I remember, the .usb image is supposed to be written to the > > entire usb drive, instead of a partition on the usb drive. You can > > either use the .hd image type and write it to sdb1, or use the usb > > image and write it to sdb, instead of sdb1: > > > > sudo dd if=gpxe-1.0.0-sis900.usb of=/dev/sdb > > > > Please keep in mind that this will destroy the current partition table > > and any filesystem that may be on the usb drive. If you want to keep > > the filesystem, you may be interested in instaling syslinux or grub on > > the drive and use the .lkrn image type. > > > > Thomas > > > > On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:33 PM, [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi list, > >> > >> I use Ubuntu 10.04 > >> > >> > >> I downloaded an usb image from http://rom-o-matic.net/ and wrote it to > usb: > >> > >> sudo dd if=gpxe-1.0.0-sis900.usb of=/dev/sdb1 > >> > >> I changed the bios to boot from the usb but it doesn't work. It goes > >> to the next boot device (harddisk). I'm sure I changed the boot order > >> in the bios correctly. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > >> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > >> lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Etherboot-discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > > _______________________________________________ > > Etherboot-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > Etherboot-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss --001636c92b7d4ee6bb04881f8f96 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Chantal,<br /><br />If you're getting a black screen now and the = BIOS boot order doesn't continue on to the hard disk, it appears as tho= ugh your USB stick is indeed being booted by the BIOS insofar as [attempted= ] execution of the MBR code, but curiously you're not getting any farth= er than that.<br /><br />Of course, the newer a motherboard is, the more li= kely you'll be able to successfully boot via USB, but ensuring a USB bo= ot is not always the easiest thing to do. That said, could you verify that= the stick works by booting it directly in a virtual machine or from anothe= r computer which you've known to successfully boot USB sticks? Apologi= es if you're already certain that the machine you're attempting to = boot currently should work :-P<br /><br />Otherwise speaking, I'd sugge= st erasing and attempting to rewrite the .usb image to the stick or some su= ch. I'm not too knowledgeable on troubleshooting this particular issue= , but just wanted to offer you some steps you might like to take.<br /><br = />Regards,<br />Andrew Bobulsky<br /><br /><br /><br />On Jun 3, 2010 8:19a= m, [email protected] wrote:<br />> Ofcourse you are right, i feel a bit= stupid now! But still no<br />> <br />> luck........ it doesn't = boot from the harddisk anymore but I get a<br />> <br />> black scree= n and nothing happens.<br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />>= ; <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> Quoting Thomas Mil= etich [email protected]>:<br />> <br />> <br />> <br />= > > Hi<br />> <br />> > As far as I remember, the .usb image= is supposed to be written to the<br />> <br />> > entire usb driv= e, instead of a partition on the usb drive. You can<br />> <br />> &g= t; either use the .hd image type and write it to sdb1, or use the usb<br />= > <br />> > image and write it to sdb, instead of sdb1:<br />> = <br />> ><br />> <br />> > sudo dd if=3Dgpxe-1.0.0-sis900.us= b of=3D/dev/sdb<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > Please = keep in mind that this will destroy the current partition table<br />> <= br />> > and any filesystem that may be on the usb drive. If you want= to keep<br />> <br />> > the filesystem, you may be interested in= instaling syslinux or grub on<br />> <br />> > the drive and use = the .lkrn image type.<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > T= homas<br />> <br />> ><br />> <br />> > On Thu, Jun 3, 20= 10 at 12:33 PM, [email protected]> wrote:<br />> <br />> >&= gt; Hi list,<br />> <br />> >><br />> <br />> >> I = use Ubuntu 10.04<br />> <br />> >><br />> <br />> >>= ;<br />> <br />> >> I downloaded an usb image from http://rom-o= -matic.net/ and wrote it to usb:<br />> <br />> >><br />> <b= r />> >> sudo dd if=3Dgpxe-1.0.0-sis900.usb of=3D/dev/sdb1<br />&g= t; <br />> >><br />> <br />> >> I changed the bios to = boot from the usb but it doesn't work. It goes<br />> <br />> >= ;> to the next boot device (harddisk). I'm sure I changed the boot o= rder<br />> <br />> >> in the bios correctly.<br />> <br />&= gt; >><br />> <br />> >> Thanks<br />> <br />> >= ><br />> <br />> >><br />> <br />> >><br />> = <br />> >><br />> <br />> >><br />> <br />> >= ><br />> <br />> >><br />> <br />> >> ----------= --------------------------------------------------------------------<br />&= gt; <br />> >> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the U= ltimate<br />> <br />> >> GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ON= E MASSIVE PRIZE to the<br />> <br />> >> lucky parental unit. = =A0See the prize list and enter to win:<br />> <br />> >> http:= //p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo<br />> <br />> >> ______________= _________________________________<br />> <br />> >> Etherboot-d= iscuss mailing list<br />> <br />> >> [email protected]= ourceforge.net<br />> <br />> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/= lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss<br />> <br />> >><br />> <b= r />> ><br />> <br />> > -----------------------------------= -------------------------------------------<br />> <br />> > Think= Geek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate<br />> <br />> = > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the<br />> = <br />> > lucky parental unit. =A0See the prize list and enter to win= :<br />> <br />> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo<br />> <= br />> > _______________________________________________<br />> <b= r />> > Etherboot-discuss mailing list<br />> <br />> > Ethe= [email protected]<br />> <br />> > https://lists= .sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss<br />> <br />> >= <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />> <br />>= ; <br />> --------------------------------------------------------------= ----------------<br />> <br />> ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad tea= m up for the Ultimate<br />> <br />> GeekDad Father's Day Giveawa= y. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the<br />> <br />> lucky parental unit. =A0Se= e the prize list and enter to win:<br />> <br />> http://p.sf.net/sfu= /thinkgeek-promo<br />> <br />> _____________________________________= __________<br />> <br />> Etherboot-discuss mailing list<br />> <b= r />> [email protected]<br />> <br />> https= ://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/etherboot-discuss<br />> --001636c92b7d4ee6bb04881f8f96-- --===============7222679011268499118== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. 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