Osamu Aoki <os...@debian.org> wrote: > Installation guide on USB boot is a bit outdated and may need some touch > up. (I could not find package to file bug report.) > > === USB-HDD and USB Legacy === > > http://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apas02.html#howto-getting-images-usb > A.2.2. USB memory stick > > | Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need > | to configure your BIOS to boot from a “removable drive” or even a > | “USB-ZIP” to get it to boot from the USB device. For helpful hints and > | details, see Section 5.1.5, “Booting from USB Memory Stick”. > > I think this can be: > > | Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need > | to configure your BIOS to set "USB legacy support". The boot device > | selection menu should show “removable drive”, "USB-HDD", or even > | “USB-ZIP” to get it to boot from the USB device. For helpful hints and > | details, see Section 5.1.5, “Booting from USB Memory Stick”. > > The rationale is: > Since current document focus is on iso image copied onto USB, this is > confusing to have USB-ZIP and not USB-HDD. Many new BIOSs have USB-HDD > boot support if USB legacy support is enabled. USB-HDD installation is > quite easy, it is usable and intuitive from the HDD image and documented > in: > 4.3.2. Manually copying files to the USB stick > 4.3.3. Manually copying files to the USB stick — the flexible way > These seems to be complete. > > === USB-ZIP === > > USB-ZIP is said to require special partition and use /de/sd?4 for the > data as documented in the syslinux documentation: > /usr/share/doc/syslinux-common/txt/usbkey.txt > > So adding pointer to this is needed somewhere on the document is > desirable (Probably at the bottom of 4.3.) > > === USB Legacy and interfarence === > > http://d-i.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch03s06.html#boot-dev-select > 3.6.2. Boot Device Selection > > Here, mention that you may need to enable "USB legacy support" to get > USB memory stick to become bootable. > > (I have been bitten several times. So I am sure on this.) > > 3.6.4. Disabling the Windows 8 “fast boot” feature > > Here, mention that enabling "USB legacy support" may interfare with > booting of Windows 8. > > (This is what I saw on the net.)
I have prepared a patch, to get this into the manual: diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml index ff8a74184..1304b4c0d 100644 --- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml +++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml @@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ sticks. For details, see <xref linkend="boot-usb-files" />. </para><para arch="any-x86"> Some BIOSes can boot USB storage directly, and some cannot. You may need to -configure your BIOS to boot from a <quote>removable drive</quote> or even a -<quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. For helpful +configure your BIOS to enable <quote>USB legacy support</quote>. The boot device +selection menu should show <quote>removable drive</quote>, <quote>USB-HDD</quote>, +or even <quote>USB-ZIP</quote> to get it to boot from the USB device. +For helpful hints and details, see <xref linkend="usb-boot-x86" />. </para><para arch="powerpc"> diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index 7f59939d9..d85cf994b 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ <!-- $Id$ --> <sect1 condition="bootable-usb" id="boot-usb-files"> - <title>Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting</title> + <title>Preparing files for USB device booting</title> <para> @@ -185,4 +183,17 @@ ISO image, even a DVD image, to it. </sect2> + <sect2 id="usb-zip"> + <title>Using an USB-ZIP drive for installation</title> +<para> + +The use of an USB-ZIP drive as installation medium requires some special +partitioning, and the partition /dev/sdX4 has to be used for the data. Details +can be found on <ulink +url="https://www.syslinux.org/doc/usbkey.txt";>https://www.syslinux.org/doc/usbkey.txt</ulink> + +</para> + + </sect2> + </sect1> diff --git a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml index 4c50c1e2c..73f29271d 100644 --- a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml +++ b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ In particular if you use an isohybrid CD/DVD image on a USB stick (see <xref linkend="usb-copy-isohybrid"/>), changing the device type to <quote>USB CDROM</quote> helps on some BIOSes which will not boot from a USB stick in USB harddisk mode.</phrase> +You may need to configure your BIOS to enable <quote>USB legacy support</quote>. </para><para> -- ============================================================ Created with Sylpheed 3.5.1 under D E B I A N L I N U X 9 " S T R E T C H " . Registered Linux User #311290 - https://linuxcounter.net/ ============================================================
