How to Install and Boot Damn Small Linux on a USB Flash Drive

Step 5 Change your bios settings to boot from a flash drive

there isn't really any way for me to explain this because everybody's bios is different but ill try

1. restart your computer and press del or whatever you press to enter your bios settings
2. once in your bios you'll want to look for a setting called boot priority or something like that
3. change that so your flash drive is first the bios calls the flash drive a couple different things but it may be usb-hdd or usb-zip or something similar
4. once your setting's are changed save and exit
5. restart your computer with your flash drive plugged in and you should see the Damn Small Linux boot screen
6. if you have any questions or anything please leave a comment or message me
i'll try to get pictures of my bios settings that may help

Comments

[fireguard]

Any hope for a Dell Dimension with no option to boot from usb? just hdd and cd... hoping to get an answer that I could boot from a usb with some trick.

[twenglish1]

Are there advanced boot options? Is there anything that says USB in the boot options?

[powercamg4]

my computer want boot it it just sits there with the blinking bar at the top look at photo. HELP ME i got it to work in vmplayer,the program in the folder,Virtual PC(PC,MAC).

[twenglish1]

hmm... i need more details

[powercamg4]

OK I got puppy linux to run today but when i plug in my flash drive push power and and starts up and stops and gives me a blinking line. here is a picture of my computer.

[twenglish1]

how long did you let it sit there it might be still loading

[powercamg4]

30 minuets

[twenglish1]

ok its definitely not loading, maybe try installing it on your flash drive again but format the flash drive first

[powercamg4]

thank you i got it to work

[twenglish1]

glad i could help