P paolo Still Fresh Joined Jun 27, 2008 Messages 82 Location Trieste, Italy Website Visit site Nov 2, 2008 #1 let's suppose one connects a usb-something (external dvd player, floppy, pendrive) with a bootable OS capable of working with pandora, would it work?
let's suppose one connects a usb-something (external dvd player, floppy, pendrive) with a bootable OS capable of working with pandora, would it work?
S Spray190 Still Fresh Joined Jul 15, 2008 Messages 73 Age 35 Website Visit site Nov 2, 2008 #2 well its already been discussed in relation to booting from an sd card so it should be possible to boot from a usb device as well
well its already been discussed in relation to booting from an sd card so it should be possible to boot from a usb device as well
S sindbad Well-Known Member Joined Mar 20, 2008 Messages 1,084 Nov 2, 2008 #3 There's no reason it wouldn't work, but why?
S Squidge Certified Guru Joined Nov 16, 2003 Messages 8,493 Location UK Website Visit site Nov 2, 2008 #4 USB is doubtful, due to the work and drivers that it requires. Booting from an SD card in comparison is childs play.
USB is doubtful, due to the work and drivers that it requires. Booting from an SD card in comparison is childs play.
B belthos Still Fresh Joined Sep 21, 2008 Messages 40 Nov 2, 2008 #5 Squidge said: USB is doubtful, due to the work and drivers that it requires. Booting from an SD card in comparison is childs play. Click to expand... In that case could you make a SD boot disk that caused it to boot from an external usb device, something along the lines of grub maybe. Belthos. Last edited by a moderator: Dec 18, 2015
Squidge said: USB is doubtful, due to the work and drivers that it requires. Booting from an SD card in comparison is childs play. Click to expand... In that case could you make a SD boot disk that caused it to boot from an external usb device, something along the lines of grub maybe. Belthos.
S Squidge Certified Guru Joined Nov 16, 2003 Messages 8,493 Location UK Website Visit site Nov 2, 2008 #6 The easiest way would be to put a kernel on a SD card, boot from that, and then that boots the file system from a usb device.
The easiest way would be to put a kernel on a SD card, boot from that, and then that boots the file system from a usb device.