On 5/17/15, Petter Adsen <pet...@synth.no> wrote: > On Sun, 17 May 2015 05:42:40 +0000 > gofloss gofloss <goflos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> the thumb drive is quick to describe. it's in the bios boot >> sequence, but even though i put grub on it, it doesn't boot. >> it just defaults to the next item on the sequence. so >> perhaps my computer is not capable of booting thumb drive? > > Possibly, but then I would think it odd that it shows up in the BIOS as > a bootable device at all.
i should mention that i have no idea if the device in the boot sequence is the same device. it just says "usb device". maybe it is trying to boot my mouse. :) > Have you tried just downloading the Debian netinst image, dd it to a > similar flash drive, and then tried booting that? That could help you > determine if it is the BIOS or the configuration on the thumb drive. > > You could also check if there are any updates available for your BIOS. i will try dding an iso to the thumb drive itself if you think it stands a good chance of booting. i do not have another one. i will look for bios updates. >> BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-amd64 root=/dev/mapper/toshibaroot ro > ^ > Is this a typo? You have a hyphen here above. yes, it is a typo. it was transcribed using pen and paper then typed in. the hyphen is in both. thank you very much for replying. any ideas on how to get the toshiba to boot properly? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CADYyg0knTx_qd7HeF8pynKk8wE0gx=prgkrj1_9-p1cutwm...@mail.gmail.com
