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sisko
Asked: 2015-12-04 19:10:21 +0800 CST

xUbuntu USB boot

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I just created an xUbuntu boot USB key using Universal-USB-Installer.

My Sony Viao has a USB port but xUbuntu did not load when I powered the computer.

I learnt I have to configure my bios to allow loading from usb but I don't seem to have the relevant option.

In the boot section of my bios, I have the following:

  • Optical drive
  • Floppy disk drive
  • Hard disk drive
  • Network

As my computer does not have a floppy drive so I moved it to the top of the list, saved and restarted but xUbuntu still does not load from my USB stick.

Can anyone help, please?

UPDATE: It seems none of the options allow for booting from cd either

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2 Answers

  1. Look around in the settings for some option like Allow booting from External USB. Some systems disable this option for security reasons.

    Also, the best approach if that fails is to create a LiveCD and boot.

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  2. Access your BIOS Settings, go into Boot menu and then change Boot Mode from EUFI to Legacy.

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