Thanks for the tip. Figured out the problem. Something was wrong with the memory I was using in my USB adapter. I tried a different memory card and Puredyne loaded right up!
Eager to start exploring it.... / J > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:32:31 +0100 > From: ailo <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [puredyne] Puredyne 9.10 USB Live Boot Hangs on Eee PC > To: puredyne <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Jonah Beram wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> My Eee PC 1005-HAP hangs when trying to boot from a Puredyne 9.10 usb >> live boot thumbdrive. The bios is set to boot from USB. All I get is a >> black screen with a blinking cursor after the bios loads. >> >> I made the USB drive by booting a MacBook Pro into Puredyne using the >> live CD, mounting the Mac partition with the Puredyne image on it, and >> using the make-live-device.sh script. >> >> As I understand it, MacBook Pros won't boot from USB. The Mac is the >> only other computer I have access to, so I haven't been able to test >> the USB drive on another machine. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> J >> >> --- >> [email protected] >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >> >> > > Found this: > > "By default the 1005HA has something called 'Boot Booster' enabled which > might prevent you from booting using a USB-Stick. To disable this go > into the BIOS by repeatedly pressing F2 after turning on the Eee PC. > Don't change anything and just press F10 to save and exit from the BIOS. > After having exited repeatedly press ESC to get into the boot device > selection screen. Once there just select your USB-Stick..." > > on this link: > > http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/3954/asus-eee-pc-1005ha-crunchbang-installation-guide/ > > > Hope it helps. --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
