On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 11:14:18AM -0700, Greywolf wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I have a machine capable of booting from a USB HD, or so says the BIOS.
> 
> I acquired a LEXAR 128M JumpDrive Secure, and outside of the problem
> I'm currently having on getting it to attach when it's plugged in
> (it attaches when it's already there on boot), I'm wondering if there's
> a way I can boot off the thing.
> 
> I've dd(1)d off its original image so that I can put it back whif
> necessary, and I did the following:
> 
> 	newfs sd6e	# it's the first physical partition given outside
> 			# 'c' and 'd'
> 	mount /dev/sd6e /mnt
> 	cp /usr/mdec/biosboot /mnt
> 	installboot /dev/rsd6e /usr/mdec/bootxx_ffsv1
> 
> It didn't complain, so I had assumed it did the right thing.
> 
> However, it didn't find the thing as bootable.

Have you make the BIOS partition bootable? (with fdisk?)

	David

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