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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 aredue to cost. ReusingIt is okay to reuse a drive is okayyou have, but it should be formatted before using it as a boot driveprior to use. | * The current version of thisThis guide revision does not provideNOT support DVD burning stepscreation as a backup option. Many laptops (made within the past ~5 years) no longer include an internal optical drive and your only options are a USB drive or external DVD drivedrives. | * If you purchased your laptop used to find the optical drive failed, this option ismay be more practical then replacing the optical drive in many scenariosreplacement. | | ++ '''IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS TROUBLE BOOTING FROM USB DIRECTLY:''' ++ | | '''Note:''' This problem typically only comes up on pre-2005 Intel hardware and some older AMD hardware. This is not an issue on a remotely 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 problemsthis problem. 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]
Plop Boot Manager]This guide] can be used as a workaround on these systems. |
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