I know how to use multisystem, but the computer I have now won't boot
from a usb stick. I need to make a boot cd that will tell the system to
look to the usb stick. If grub could be put on a bootable cd, I'd need
to be able to tell it to load whatever grub setup is on the usb stick.
On 4/8/19 5:47 PM, Todd Cole wrote:
> I use Multisystem at the installfest the trick is if you create it on
> a uefi machine it will only boot a uefi machine and only run Uefi
> iso's. if you build it on a non uefi machine it will only be able to
> boot a non-uefi configured machine but them will only install as non uefi
> most uefi computers can be set to either but is a bit of a pain to
> switch a installed image between grub and grub-efi and adding a efi
> partition the redirecting efi bios to the efi-grub.
> most newer computers are not uniform on how they implement UEFI so a
> bit of trial and error is needed. turn off secure boot and all
> uefi/efi options for non uefi installs and secure boot may need to be
> turned off for uefi installs.
> to create images on usb I use dd for most iso's and ubuntu startup
> disk creator 18.04 up also works for most usb media creation.
> to update the bios again each is a bit different. some i can update
> with a fat usb drive that has the new image on it others I have to a
> usb dos boot disk.
> feel free to stop by the installfest on the 20th at UAT and I would be
> happy to assist and I have all the media ready to go to update bios
> and install most linux distro's
>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 3:16 PM Jim <azanorak@gmail.com
> <mailto:azanorak@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I have a USB stick with multisystem installed on it. I'm looking for
> some way to boot from the CD then have the multisystem options
> available
> as if I were able to boot from the USB stick.
>
> On 4/8/19 2:24 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com
> <mailto:kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote:
> > If you boot from a CD/DVD and attach a properly configured USB
> device,
> > it will just be another device.
> > You just mount the partition and be done with it.
> > High level, I know, let me know if you need more specifics.
> > ET
> >
> > Jim writes:
> >> I've got a computer with a Gigabyte P35-DS4L revision 1
> motherboard
> >> in it. The boot options include USB hard drives, but it won't
> boot
> >> from a USB thumb drive. It will boot from an optical disc. Can
> >> someone tell me how to make a boot CD that would then point to a
> >> USB thumb drive? I don't want to have to go back to burning
> dozens
> >> of boot discs.
> >> I looked online and found many references to Gigabyte boards not
> >> booting from USB. I found many people who had the same
> problem, and
> >> some solutions for revision 2 of this board, but none for
> revision 1.
> >> thanks
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