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Introduction |
| '''Supported operating systems:''' Linux | | '''What this guide accomplishes:''' Making a USB drive bootable to install Linux on systems without an optical drive. | | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6HsFZ5508HPazYtemRyWlY4Q1E/view?usp=sharing|Legacy guide with DVD burning steps (Obsolete)] | | ++ '''Guide notes:''' ++ | * This guide favors NEW USB drives because of how cheap they are. Reusing a drive is okay, but it should be formatted before using it foras a boot drive. | * The current version of this guide does not provide DVD burning steps on how to burn the ISO to DVD. Most systems do not have USB boot issues and manyMany laptops made within the past 5 years no longer include an internal optical drives.drive and your only options are a USB drive or external DVD media is also typically single usedrive. | | * If you purchased your laptop used to find the optical drive failed, this option is more practical then replacing the optical drive in many scenarios. | | ++ '''IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS TROUBLE BOOTING FROM USB DIRECTLY:''' ++ | '''Note:''' This problem typically only comes up on olderpre-2005 Intel hardware or systems with buggy BIOSesand some older AMD hardware. Most systems will never haveThis is not an issue on a problem with thisremotely modern system. | | If your system that has trouble booting from USB media directly, a CD loaded boot manager can be used to get around these problems. These guides will show you what your options are (along with how to burn them to CD): | | [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+PlopKexec+%28Subguide%29/54074|PlopKExec] | | [https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/How+to+use+Plop+Boot+Manager+(Subguide)/54031|Plop Boot Manager] |
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