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Re: [debian-knoppix] Boot from USB cd-rom



On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 07:11:35AM +0200, Kai Engert wrote:
> I would like to boot a machine that has a floppy drive, but no built-in 
> cd-rom - I would like to use a USB cd-rom.
> 
> The BIOS does not directly support booting from USB.
> 
> The cd-rom device is accessible by using the standard usb-uhci and 
> usb-storage modules.
> 
> Should booting Knoppix from floopy+usb cdrom work, if I build a custom 
> kernel which includes all the necessary usb modules?

IMHO konppix has usb support. Make a bood floppy (images are on the CD)
and boot it...

Gruss
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