EVO D500 - Can it actually boot from USB?

[CarolineM]

We have a mystery. The computers at GPA  http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/GPA say in the BIOS that they will look for a boot on USB before hard drive. But they don't. So far I've googled and found we are not the only ones with the problem, but I haven't found a solution.

This ticket is for anyone who likes a good mystery!

[FGrose]

I've found very different USB behavior depending on the position in the chain.

The USB ports directly connected to the system bus are read at boot, those on an extension, such as on a monitor or keyboard, are on a hub that is not in direct communication with the system at boot time.

Try connecting to a 'base' USB port, typically on the back of the computer next to the motherboard connectors.

[CarolineM]

I'll try this suggestion.

It was also suggested to me that it might be a bug in the BIOS and that I should upgrade the BIOS. I'm a bit concerned about doing that on someone else's computer.

[CarolineM]

We are giving up on this!

[walter]

Not a Sugar or Sugar on a Stick bug. We don't have the resources to debug how to upgrade the BIOS on random hardware. If you can get USB booting to work in general on the hardware and SoaS still won't boot, then please reopen the ticket.

[RafaelOrtiz]

fwiw, i also think that those machines need a Bios upgrade, but this procedure should be done with caution for risk of bricking the computers..not a sugar related issue though.

[sascha_silbe]

Bulk change distribution=SoaS -> component=SoaS