Re: [tlug] Running from USB memory stick (hardware issues)

[steve <sjs@example.com>]

On 3/4/21 5:44 PM, Lyle H Saxon wrote:
> I've discovered in running some old laptop computers from Linux on a 
> USB memory stick that it seems to be manufacturer specific:

I've gone through this several times -- I think we all have. Every 
machine I've done this on has been different.

What seems to work best for me (assuming we're trying to boot a windows 
machine with a linux thumb drive) is to shut the machine down (not 
restart but shut-down), press the power button and after a short time 
(maybe a second) insert the drive.

I'm currently trying to install on a new lenovo laptop , UEFI, Bitlocked 
with one of the nve drives and in that case, you have to disable the 
bit-lock, make sure legacy is on and the legacy device is first to boot 
and secure boot is off and then cross your fingers.

One thing about the lenovo that I hadn't seen before that helped is that 
it has both a bios sequence (F2 for this machine -- Ive also seen delete 
and f10 depending on mfg) and this has a boot select menu (f12 during 
startup).  Sometimes it doesn't see the thumb drive and sometimes when 
that happens, un-pluging and pluging back in will make it appear.

As to the HP, look through the OS.  There should be a model number 
somewhere in there.

Hope this helps.

Steve S.