How do I Install Boot Loader on USB device?

Booting, installing, newbie
Post Reply
Message
Author
lensv
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu 26 May 2005, 10:44

How do I Install Boot Loader on USB device?

#1 Post by lensv »

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to install a boot loader on a USB device holding Puppy Linux? I'd like to install DOS on it as well, so that I can choose from either Linux or Dos when I start it up.

Regards,

/LS

User avatar
Flash
Official Dog Handler
Posts: 13071
Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 16:04
Location: Arizona USA

#2 Post by Flash »

Does this help?

And here's a thread in the forum on booting from USB.

Guest

#3 Post by Guest »

Nope... :cry:

Anyone else with some great ideas?

nameless foo

Re

#4 Post by nameless foo »


lensv
Posts: 4
Joined: Thu 26 May 2005, 10:44

Re: Re

#5 Post by lensv »

Ehh... Since this is in the "Beginners" section I would appreciate a bit more explaining answer :?

User avatar
Flash
Official Dog Handler
Posts: 13071
Joined: Wed 04 May 2005, 16:04
Location: Arizona USA

#6 Post by Flash »

Yeah Nameless Foo, how do you put GRUB on the USB device? :?

Here's a little bit in the Puppy Wiki on booting from USB. If your BIOS will allow booting from USB then GRUB ought to work as a bootloader from the USB. It's just a matter of finding a way. :) You might try searching the forum using the Search function at the top of the page.

Try this: download GRUB from the Pupget link Nameless Foo gave, onto the (empty) USB device you want to boot from. I think the Pupget GRUB might automagically install itself there. Then try booting from the USB device to see if your BIOS starts GRUB. If it does, then it's just a matter of configuring GRUB to continue the booting sequence. Good luck. :lol:

Post Reply