Am Freitag, den 04.09.2009, 14:57 -0700 schrieb sarta53: > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Felix Zielcke <fziel...@z-51.de> > > To: sarta53 <sart...@yahoo.com> > > Cc: bug-grub@gnu.org > > Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 8:37:26 AM > > Subject: Re: how to boot off usb > > > > Am Freitag, den 04.09.2009, 06:17 -0700 schrieb sarta53: > > > I have a PC that does not support booting from USB. > > > > > > Is there a way to create a bootable grub floppy or CD that will enable me > > > to > > boot off that initially then boot linux from a USB thumbdrive? > > > > GRUB 2 has USB modules. But they aren't well tested and still young. > > http://grub.enbug.org/USBSupport > > > > > > -- > > Felix Zielcke > > Proud Debian Maintainer > > I have booted off an initial boot floppy and continued the boot process off a > CD. I'd like to find a utility that will enable me to create an initial > bootable CD or floppy and let me continue to boot a Linux OS from a USB drive > (on a pc that doesn't support booting from USB). > > Does such a thing exist?
GRUB 2 provides a grub-mkrescue script which generates a floppy or cd image with it. Then you only need to write a grub.cfg which loads the USB modules and boots your Linux. -- Felix Zielcke Proud Debian Maintainer _______________________________________________ Bug-grub mailing list Bug-grub@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-grub
