If your notebook support USB, it should boot from USB drive. Look at this article: <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml</a><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/06, 
<b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:gentoo-laptop+help@gentoo.org">gentoo-laptop+help@gentoo.org</a></b> &lt;<a href="mailto:gentoo-laptop+help@gentoo.org">gentoo-laptop+help@gentoo.org</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Topics (messages 405 throught 405):<br><br>[gentoo-laptop] usb boot<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;405 - Gavin Seddon &lt;<a href="mailto:gavin.m.seddon@manchester.ac.uk">gavin.m.seddon@manchester.ac.uk</a>&gt;<br><br><br><br><br>I have found info on the web about booting onto a flash.&nbsp;&nbsp;However, all
<br>appears spurious at best.&nbsp;&nbsp;I want to put gentoo and ubuntu on a flash<br>(not at same time).&nbsp;&nbsp;Will my t42 boot off usb?&nbsp;&nbsp; If so can anyone<br>outline howto?<br>Thanks.<br><br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>