livcecd-iso-to-disk: USB key do not boot (BIOS setup is fine)

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Bruno Costacurta wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to build a USB bootable key with file 'Fedora-9-i686-Live-KDE.iso'
> 
> Command is :
> sudo livecd-iso-to disk Fedora-9-i686-Live-KDE.iso /dev/sdd1
> 
> which runs fine, boot loader included, and reports that USB key is 
> ready for use ... however the key is not ignored during boot (the sequence 
> continue correctly with following drive in the BIOS boot order).
> 
> I'm using an Asus eee pc (model 900) which is correctly configured to boot via 
> USB key as I tried it with a Debian bootable USB key which boots fine.
> I also tried another .iso, (precisely the EEdora dedicated to Asus eee) but 
> got same problem.
> 
> ---
> fdisk -l /dev/sdd
> 
> Disk /dev/sdd: 1030 MB, 1030750208 bytes
> 32 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1014 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 1984 * 512 = 1015808 bytes
> Disk identifier: 0xb0bcd68e
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sdd1   *           1        1014     1005857    6  FAT16
> ---
> 
> which looks correct.
> So opparently the problem come from livecd command whatever final report OK.
> Is there some knwon problem with livecd-iso-to-disk ? I'm using Fedora-9.
> Or can I build a USB key using another as a workaround  ?
> 
> Many thanks for attention and any clue.
> 
> Bye,
> Bruno
> 
> 
You may have to run "syslinux -s /dev/sdd1". I forget where I found 
it, but with the version of syslinux included in F8, and probably 
F9, needs this before the USB key is recognized as a boot device. 
The latest version is susposed to handle this automatically, but it 
has not make it to F8 yet.

Mikkel
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