On 07/27/2013 10:46 PM, James Freer wrote: > On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 3:51 AM, Jiang Wen Dong > <wendong.jiang at td-tech.com> wrote: >> I have 3 USB disk, 2 of them can not boot, because kernel does not have driver included. >> >> But I can boot this 2 disk from CentOS 5.6 LiveCD. >> >> How to add usb driver to CentOS 6.4 LiveCD? >> >> I need a simple way. >> >> Thanks. > "because kernel does not have driver included" > Is this in fact the case? I have two machines less than three year old > which DO NOT boot off the usb drive for some odd reason. > > Like yourself I have gone over to usb flash drive for installing new > linux releases. The solution I have found is to install PLoP which can > be put on a CD or 3.5 floppy. I am just in the process having had two > CD/DVD 'die' recently to putting my last DVD drive in a remote drive > case and putting 3.5 floppy drives (off which I've got four) in each > machine for booting purposes. You've got to be kidding, 3.5 floppies?? I cannot remember the last time I even held one - must be 5+ years ago - and no machine I've built in the last 7 years even has a 3.5 drive installed. CD-ROM / DVD just work fine (ATA) SATA has on occasion been a bit hit and miss, although not in recent years. As you say - usb flash sticks are so much more convenient, although they used to be a challenge to format and get a boot-able system installed. > > james > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos