ubuntu 11.04 not booting from live usb in HP Laptop

[sygeek]

It just doesn't support booting from USB-HDD properly. You can't do anything about it. Try the method mentioned above.

 

[nims11]

@ sygeek. I have already installed the latest version from hp site..and the link u posted has the same bios version which i m using. I m little frustated coz my hp laptop is 6 months old ...n why it doesnt support usb boot.

it recognises as usb floopy disk. and not usb hdd.

and why it stops at the linux copyright message and doesnt go further.

moreover is there any way to modify the bios..

and it recognises the usb ,, but it stops @ the copyright message.

why it cannot goes further , i cant understand..

i remember there is a setting on my BIOS where i can change the USB type as floppy, fixed, removable and automatic. if you have this setting, change it to automatic.

 

[sygeek]

@psaikia: I tried using YUMI to create liveUSB with ubuntu and it successfully booted through the BIOS. You might wanna try it too.

BTW, how much time did you wait for the BIOS to continue into booting to USB-HDD?

[Wtf?! PLoP's stopped working now]

 

[psaikia]

@ sygeek. Yumi also failed in my laptop.

no!! my laptop recognises my usb as usb floppy and not as usb hdd.

i think my bios is only the concern .

is there any option in bios to change my usb as usb hdd

 

[Adware]

i had the same problem like this one. my laptop is toshiba satellite S2450-101 with no USB boot support.
boot only on:
HDD
FDD(USB Floppy legacy!?)
Network boot (some sort)
CD-ROM

I Plop boot manager to boot tru USB. i tried many distro but no hope.after examining syslinux of those bootable distros (using live usb), i tried to delete the
"PROMPT #" script-line inside the syslinux and boot it again. it worked.

why is that? any explaination?