[Nottingham] booting from usb disc drive

[Iain dimmock]

thanks for the plop link.

I have booted form external disk many time changing systems. have looked at hp site but didn't find update.

cheers

Iain


-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:43:41 +0000
> Von: Jason Irwin <jasonirwin73 at gmail.com>
> An: Notts GNU/Linux Users Group <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> Betreff: Re: [Nottingham] booting from usb disc drive

> On 06/11/11 19:01, Iain dimmock wrote:
> > I'm sat in front of a hp110 with ubuntu 10.04 installed and I get boot
> from the external drive.
> > It isn't on the bios boot options
> > but during normal use the system can see the sabyon disc
> > how can I boot from the disc drive?
> 
> If there is no option to boot from USB in the BIOS, is it possible to
> get a firmware upgrade that offers it?  The HP site may have some info.
> 
> If not, try "plop".  This basically boot from the internal drive (or CD
> or...) just enough to give USB support and then switches to booting from
> the configured drive.  http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html
> I looked at it once a while ago when I thought I'd need it for an errant
> laptop, not actually used it in anger through.
> 
> -- 
> Jason Irwin
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