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Can this boot with a USB to IDE adapter???
can the IA1 boot from a USB to IDE adapter>

New MessageCan this boot with a USB to IDE adapter??? (modified 0 times) neweyeopener
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just wondering
07-21-2005 22:29:56

New MessageRE:Can this boot with a USB to IDE adapter??? (modified 0 times) mrsailor
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No. To boot from USB requires BIOS support. I have more modern equipment than the IA-1 that will not boot from USB. However, if you're interested in running linux, I suppose you could create an initrd image on a small Compact flash and have it mount /root from
the USB device.
08-01-2005 11:24:09

New MessageRE:Can this boot with a USB to IDE adapter??? (modified 0 times) neweyeopener
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do you know where i could get some instuctionz on that ,the only version of linux i have is mandrake 7.2....thanx for any help
08-06-2005 01:58:03

New MessageRE:Can this boot with a USB to IDE adapter??? (modified 0 times) mrsailor
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http://staff.washington.edu/gray/KnoppixCFguide.html has some good info. Take the basic concept except use root=/dev/sda1 (or whatever your USB partition would be).
08-08-2005 13:48:45

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