From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE83213877A for ; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:56:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 729FBE0809; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:56:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com (ironport2-out.teksavvy.com [206.248.154.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E4F9E0783 for ; Tue, 2 Sep 2014 21:56:24 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqoGAIDvNVNFpYxO/2dsb2JhbABZgwbEB4EXF3SCJQEBAQECATocKAsLIRMSDwUlN4dxCNIZF48BFoMOgRQEjz6FJINrhmGJa4Fqg0wh X-IPAS-Result: AqoGAIDvNVNFpYxO/2dsb2JhbABZgwbEB4EXF3SCJQEBAQECATocKAsLIRMSDwUlN4dxCNIZF48BFoMOgRQEjz6FJINrhmGJa4Fqg0wh X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.97,753,1389762000"; d="scan'208";a="88563752" Received: from 69-165-140-78.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO waltdnes.org) ([69.165.140.78]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with SMTP; 02 Sep 2014 17:56:22 -0400 Received: by waltdnes.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Tue, 02 Sep 2014 17:55:53 -0400 From: "Walter Dnes" Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 17:55:53 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] making bootable USB Message-ID: <20140902215553.GA26954@waltdnes.org> References: <20140902002605.GJ15640@syscon7> <201409020636.17608.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> <20140902055515.GL15640@syscon7> <54056271.7020704@gmail.com> <20140902083540.182ae359@hactar.digimed.co.uk> <54057934.8060404@gmail.com> <20140902131046.GM15640@syscon7> <5405D845.4070401@gmail.com> <20140902165002.GO15640@syscon7> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20140902165002.GO15640@syscon7> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.22 (2013-10-16) X-Archives-Salt: 37648a01-e921-43d3-b8ff-9799af048653 X-Archives-Hash: 74f78dd149db2e475bf5ccdb791e916b On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 10:50:02AM -0600, Joseph wrote > > I have tried it on two boxes, they are both small units without CD > 1.) First is an older box that can not boot from Gentoo ISO USB > generated with "dd" > BIOS setting are: > USB-ZIP ********* ********* ********* > USB-FDD ********* ********* ********* > Hard Disk > > 2.) The second box is an ATOM-330 and the same USB boots OK. > > So the issue might be with the Bios on the first box. A USB stick is ***NOT*** a zip-drive or a floppy drive. That could be your problem right there. Do you have any other USB options in your BIOS boot menu? Is there anything like "usb key" or "usb thumbdrive"? They would make more sense. BTW, I have a machine with weird behaviour. If I... * insert the USB stick * boot to BIOS setup * select the boot-order menu Then the USB key shows up as an option in the boot-order menu... complete with manufacturer name and model of the USB key. -- Walter Dnes I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications