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Old 08-14-2007, 05:25 AM   #1
Frank Soranno
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USB Boot?

Hi guys.
I've installed ETCH in my USB hard disk. During the installation I had no problem it all. But, I just can't start Etch from my USB HD. My motherboard supports boot from USB HD, however, it don't boot up, I get error message 18?
Looking in the internet I've tried to do this: Rescuegui and it wont help.
My motherboard supports usb, and my bios is set to boot my extrnal hard drive?
Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
 
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18 is "Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by BIOS".

Read this.
 
Old 08-14-2007, 04:49 PM   #3
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How do I correct it? I have a USB WD 120 gig external hd, which recognizes Fedora 7 and boots well. When I partition the usb with two new partitions one for Debian and the other for Fedora 7 only Fedora 7 will boot? It wont boot Debian grub without an error. I'm trying to get both on the same hard drive to run. Thanks
 
  


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