Hi,
I have an old machine on which I am intending to install Lubuntu Alternate 13.10, which is the following.
Compaq Presario V2610 Notebook PC
PhoenixBIOS F.25
BIOS Settings:
Advanced > Boot Order > - Hard Drive >
BIOS Option Hard Drive:
! IC25N060... ( I have disabled the HDD via the "!" )
AVIXE PDU01_2G 67A2.0 ( I have a USB 2.0 flash drive which also supports 1.0, which the BIOS sees, and is recognized )
The BIOS is configured to attempt the Hard Drive as third in the boot order, same normal factory setting.
I have confirmed that this USB drive itself, and its Lubuntu distro is valid. Lubuntu boots off it successfully, on a different manufacturer's machine and BIOS. However when I try to boot off the USB on the Presario, I see:
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
If I connect a LAN cable to suppress that message, I see this instead:
CLIENT MAC ADDR: (mac address) GUID: (guid)
DHCP.. (spinning "/")
PXE-E53: No boot filename received
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
I didn't think a LAN cable would be required by the BIOS for a standalone USB install, but in any case, the BIOS does not appear to be reading this viable USB Lubuntu drive. I have tried both ports on the machine.
I have also tried a Win7-32 bit USB also, using a separate manufacturer's USB from ADATA. In both cases the Presario BIOS recognizes the device, its unique manufacturer name, but fails to boot off it.
Can you let me know what I am doing incorrectly?