Problems booting Linux via USB 3.0 port on a Dell laptop
I have a problem with booting any live Linux distribution from a USB 3.0 flash drive (Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 16 GB) on my on Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop running the latest BIOS version (A11).
When I do the same with USB 2.0 flash drive (Philips)—using Universal USB Installer 1.9.5.8 to create bootable USB flash drive—everything works fine. I go into boot manager and choose to boot from USB and it works.
But when I do it with the USB 3.0 flash drive and go into boot manager I don’t see option to boot from that USB 3.0 flash drive but instead it’s detected a a “Diskette Drive.” And when I try to boot from it, then I will see name of Linux distribution on the screen and then it freezes.
I have tried this with several Linux distributions but no success.
linux boot usb usb-flash-drive
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I have a problem with booting any live Linux distribution from a USB 3.0 flash drive (Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 16 GB) on my on Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop running the latest BIOS version (A11).
When I do the same with USB 2.0 flash drive (Philips)—using Universal USB Installer 1.9.5.8 to create bootable USB flash drive—everything works fine. I go into boot manager and choose to boot from USB and it works.
But when I do it with the USB 3.0 flash drive and go into boot manager I don’t see option to boot from that USB 3.0 flash drive but instead it’s detected a a “Diskette Drive.” And when I try to boot from it, then I will see name of Linux distribution on the screen and then it freezes.
I have tried this with several Linux distributions but no success.
linux boot usb usb-flash-drive
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02
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I have a problem with booting any live Linux distribution from a USB 3.0 flash drive (Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 16 GB) on my on Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop running the latest BIOS version (A11).
When I do the same with USB 2.0 flash drive (Philips)—using Universal USB Installer 1.9.5.8 to create bootable USB flash drive—everything works fine. I go into boot manager and choose to boot from USB and it works.
But when I do it with the USB 3.0 flash drive and go into boot manager I don’t see option to boot from that USB 3.0 flash drive but instead it’s detected a a “Diskette Drive.” And when I try to boot from it, then I will see name of Linux distribution on the screen and then it freezes.
I have tried this with several Linux distributions but no success.
linux boot usb usb-flash-drive
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
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I have a problem with booting any live Linux distribution from a USB 3.0 flash drive (Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 16 GB) on my on Dell Inspiron 7520 laptop running the latest BIOS version (A11).
When I do the same with USB 2.0 flash drive (Philips)—using Universal USB Installer 1.9.5.8 to create bootable USB flash drive—everything works fine. I go into boot manager and choose to boot from USB and it works.
But when I do it with the USB 3.0 flash drive and go into boot manager I don’t see option to boot from that USB 3.0 flash drive but instead it’s detected a a “Diskette Drive.” And when I try to boot from it, then I will see name of Linux distribution on the screen and then it freezes.
I have tried this with several Linux distributions but no success.
linux boot usb usb-flash-drive
linux boot usb usb-flash-drive
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
user1275513
2112
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
user1275513
2112
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:37
JakeGould
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JakeGould
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asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
user1275513
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asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
user1275513
2112
asked Jan 9 '15 at 21:55
user1275513
2112
2112
I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02
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I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02
I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02
I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02
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Does the USB you created boot on any other computer successfully? Might not have been created properly, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick for other creation strategies, sometimes one doesn't work when another will, same drive & iso.
I prefer the multi-boot USB method described on pendrivelinux.com (they have great windows tools too), or here on ArchWiki.
Or if it does boot ok on other computers, then it's probably a setting somewhere in your BIOS, maybe it's treating USB devices like floppys instead of hard drives. It's not a Windows 8 EFI/UEFI laptop is it? If so see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
Or I've seen some reported problems booting from any USB3, ports might've the problem, I think the USB3 drives would work if plugged into a USB2 port...
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
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Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
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That seems to be a problem with xHCI support of your live system. It must include the xhci-hcd kernel module in its initramfs for proper USB3 support, otherwise you will experience a freeze during boot or other strange problems.
There has been a related bug report for Ubuntu.
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
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Does the USB you created boot on any other computer successfully? Might not have been created properly, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick for other creation strategies, sometimes one doesn't work when another will, same drive & iso.
I prefer the multi-boot USB method described on pendrivelinux.com (they have great windows tools too), or here on ArchWiki.
Or if it does boot ok on other computers, then it's probably a setting somewhere in your BIOS, maybe it's treating USB devices like floppys instead of hard drives. It's not a Windows 8 EFI/UEFI laptop is it? If so see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
Or I've seen some reported problems booting from any USB3, ports might've the problem, I think the USB3 drives would work if plugged into a USB2 port...
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
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Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
add a comment |
Does the USB you created boot on any other computer successfully? Might not have been created properly, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick for other creation strategies, sometimes one doesn't work when another will, same drive & iso.
I prefer the multi-boot USB method described on pendrivelinux.com (they have great windows tools too), or here on ArchWiki.
Or if it does boot ok on other computers, then it's probably a setting somewhere in your BIOS, maybe it's treating USB devices like floppys instead of hard drives. It's not a Windows 8 EFI/UEFI laptop is it? If so see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
Or I've seen some reported problems booting from any USB3, ports might've the problem, I think the USB3 drives would work if plugged into a USB2 port...
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
Xen2050
9,95431536
Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
add a comment |
Does the USB you created boot on any other computer successfully? Might not have been created properly, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick for other creation strategies, sometimes one doesn't work when another will, same drive & iso.
I prefer the multi-boot USB method described on pendrivelinux.com (they have great windows tools too), or here on ArchWiki.
Or if it does boot ok on other computers, then it's probably a setting somewhere in your BIOS, maybe it's treating USB devices like floppys instead of hard drives. It's not a Windows 8 EFI/UEFI laptop is it? If so see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
Or I've seen some reported problems booting from any USB3, ports might've the problem, I think the USB3 drives would work if plugged into a USB2 port...
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
Community♦
1
answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
Xen2050
9,95431536
Does the USB you created boot on any other computer successfully? Might not have been created properly, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick for other creation strategies, sometimes one doesn't work when another will, same drive & iso.
I prefer the multi-boot USB method described on pendrivelinux.com (they have great windows tools too), or here on ArchWiki.
Or if it does boot ok on other computers, then it's probably a setting somewhere in your BIOS, maybe it's treating USB devices like floppys instead of hard drives. It's not a Windows 8 EFI/UEFI laptop is it? If so see: https://askubuntu.com/questions/221835/installing-ubuntu-on-a-pre-installed-windows-8-64-bit-system-uefi-supported
Or I've seen some reported problems booting from any USB3, ports might've the problem, I think the USB3 drives would work if plugged into a USB2 port...
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
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answered Jan 10 '15 at 1:34
Xen2050
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9,95431536
Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
add a comment |
Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Well, I just tried to boot it on another laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad) and it worked without problems. For the BIOS, it's not Win 8 EFI/UEFI. I tried to switch from Legacy to UEFI but no effect. For the USB 2 ports, apparently Inspiron 7520 doesn't have USB 2 port ...
– user1275513
Jan 10 '15 at 9:05
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
Either something mysterious in the BIOS, or it just does not like that usb...
– Xen2050
Jan 10 '15 at 9:49
add a comment |
That seems to be a problem with xHCI support of your live system. It must include the xhci-hcd kernel module in its initramfs for proper USB3 support, otherwise you will experience a freeze during boot or other strange problems.
There has been a related bug report for Ubuntu.
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
scai
789517
add a comment |
That seems to be a problem with xHCI support of your live system. It must include the xhci-hcd kernel module in its initramfs for proper USB3 support, otherwise you will experience a freeze during boot or other strange problems.
There has been a related bug report for Ubuntu.
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
scai
789517
add a comment |
That seems to be a problem with xHCI support of your live system. It must include the xhci-hcd kernel module in its initramfs for proper USB3 support, otherwise you will experience a freeze during boot or other strange problems.
There has been a related bug report for Ubuntu.
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
scai
789517
That seems to be a problem with xHCI support of your live system. It must include the xhci-hcd kernel module in its initramfs for proper USB3 support, otherwise you will experience a freeze during boot or other strange problems.
There has been a related bug report for Ubuntu.
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
scai
789517
edited Dec 9 '17 at 0:33
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
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JakeGould
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
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answered Sep 7 '15 at 19:58
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I would dd the first 100MB of the Stick, and then try to create again.
– davidbaumann
Jan 9 '15 at 22:02