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?
Maybe, but I doubt that everything necessary will fit on the 1.44MB
bootfloppy.
-Klaus
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