This page is about boot Linux USB pendrives in any computer.

BIOS and USB standard mass storage interface

There are two common BIOS methods for direct USB booting:

Most computers (just about all Dells, for example) made today have a BIOS that supports the USBHDD method so I expect that this will eventually become the standard way to boot a USB device. However, many motherboards will support BOTH methods, and many older motherboards have USBZIP support.

You need a USB device with standard mass storage interface to work with Linux.

See StandardPendrive.

USB pendrive location

Most USB pendrives are located at device name "?sda" after they are plugged into the USB port.

However, you can verify this location by typing this command inside a terminal window:

and it should tell you the device name for your USB (SCSI emulated) devices and vendor name.

See : ["dmesg"].

Obtain the installation files from ISO file

You have to use IsoBuster (see ["

More information

See also: