Author Topic: Booting Linux from flash device (Read 9666 times)

linux4work · « **on:** January 08, 2004, 06:05:22 AM »

HI..
I want to know that booting linux from flash storage device is supported or not.. !!

dalek · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2004, 10:45:08 PM »

I have read where this has been done, but it is tricky. I will see what I can find. I think the biggest thing is getting lilo or grub to see the device like it sees a hard drive.

If you done it the same as a bootable CD that may work though, just my thinking though.

I'll search around and see what I can find.

Later

Ricky · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2004, 01:36:35 PM »

Well.. I want to say one thing here that booting linux from flash drive also requires that your board support it..

dalek · « **Reply #3 on:** January 09, 2004, 02:11:53 PM »

Yep, that is what I was thinking too. The mobo and BIOS has to see it like a hard drive so that grub or lilo can see that and then Linux can boot into it. That is a lot to ask. I read where someone did that. I can't find it though.

I'll dig around some more. Say a prayer.

Later

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