From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1NGCvx-0004wT-98 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:29 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NGCvs-0004v7-33 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:24 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NGCvl-0004t6-Bq for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:22 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=37068 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NGCvk-0004sm-4r for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:16 -0500 Received: from elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.68]:58439) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NGCvj-0005Vp-Se for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:16 -0500 Received: from [24.148.247.152] (helo=[192.168.0.199]) by elasmtp-masked.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NGCvi-0002WW-P8 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:14 -0500 Message-ID: <4B17CEFA.9090602@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:45:14 -0500 From: BandiPat Organization: Magic Page Products User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: The development of GNU GRUB References: <20091202202646.GD23641@turki.gavron.org> In-Reply-To: <20091202202646.GD23641@turki.gavron.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: c85a64c14a050764b95206241ab561599ef193a6bfc3dd4840d8df0c313ee0790f39b82e46b5af21666fa475841a1c7a350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 24.148.247.152 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 Subject: Re: USB device not seen by grub X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:45:25 -0000 Chris Jones wrote: > I am trying to have grub boot off a partition on a USB stick. > > I issued the following command from the grub command line: > > % insmod uhci > > grub was hung and I had to do a hard reset. > > Is this to be expected, considering that this is a fairly old system and > the BIOS knows nothing about USB devices. > > Thanks, > > CJ > > > _______________________________________________ If your BIOS on the computer does not support booting from USB devices then you probably got the correct result. :-) You might check to see if there is a newer bios for your motherboard that does support USB booting, but if not, I can't see how you could ever get it to work! Regards, Pat -- ---Zenwalk v6.x--Linux 2.6.31--- "In brightest day, in darkest night, let those that worship evil, beware Green Lantern's Light!"