Elmar - tell the plop developers they did a wonderful job - very sweet utility and I appreciate the support - as good or better than any. Plpcfgbt stm=menu cnt=on cntval=30 dbt=usb usb1=2 usbmdev=2 plpbt.binĪlso - not sure about usbmdev=2 - don't know ?which? usb device to use and BIOS only allows COM1 or COM2 settings - am trying both.Īny suggestions or comments are appreciated. Would this line be the correct syntax to force a USB boot on a machine that has no such drivers loaded at that point? Used XCOPY /h /e to install all Tin圜ore files from USB stick (F:) to G: (HD and 2nd partition), hidden boot file for Linux generated by Netbootin shows, but not sure if drive is bootable.īoot Results: Plop Menu Booting shows W2K (default) and HD Partition 2, as well as CDROM and USB, but USB still won't fly and selecting HD Partition 2 goes to black screen. USB stick tested and works on other laptops.Ĭurrent Environment: W2KSP4 on Dell Latitude - 1 HD, CD (no burner), USB sticks, BIOS won't recognize or boot to USB.ĭrive Modifications: 29GB C: was partitioned today Objective: Get Linux Tin圜ore to boot on a partition created on single drive in laptop - or get a USB stick with Linux TC to boot. iso files if you have or are going to create any. I suspect that the crash when selecting 'boot from USB' could be caused by trying to discover the laptops internal usb components (trackpad, camera, maybe wireless, etc.) as proper USB storage devices, but this is mearly my suspicion knowing nothing about how plop operates.Īnyway I still hope you find a solution and I am happy to try more. The Bootable USB Stick was created using 'MultiBoot ISO' which uses syslinux and grub4dos to create a multiboot capable partition Not using plop -> My USB Stick boots, but this is not the way I want to use it, since I want to use it at a friend's PC which definatly does not support USB boot Select HDB Partition 1 (which appearantly is my USB stick) -> Boot error and return to plop (same as before) Select boot from USB + Shift -> Discovers 6 Hosts but does not find a bootable device (same as before)

If you skip this step, your computer will start regularly from your hard drive instead of getting boot information from your USB device. In most instances, the BIOS will usually not be automatically set to your device. Select boot from USB -> Crash (same as before) Alter the BIOS sequence on your PC so your USB device is first.

Attempting boot from usb device