[02:33] <SkaMan814> Hi all! Has anyone here ever dealt with, or heard of, an Asus mobo not recognizing USB drives (trying to boot from one)?
[02:35] <SkaMan814> I've installed linux multiple times on several laptops, and I also have an Xubuntu server with a 3 disk ZFS pool which we connect to with sshfs and smb. I can't for the life of me figure out why my brothers mobo bios isn't showing the usb drive as a boot option.
[02:37] <wxl> well, i've heard of bad hardware.....
[02:37] <SkaMan814> I've enabled legacy support and disabled secure boot.
[02:38] <SkaMan814> lol, well the usb was recognized in Windows, and the mobo seems to work since it boots windows from the ssd
[02:38] <wxl> i'd probably search the manufacturer's manual and see if you can get any idea from that. there may be is some special switch or something
[02:38] <wxl> mobo working doesn't mean the usb bus and/or usb port and/or usb drive actually works
[02:39] <wxl> although the usb being recognized is somewhat telling
[02:42] <SkaMan814> I did take a look at the mobo manual, the documentation within the bios was more verbose.
[02:44] <SkaMan814> just for shits and giggles, I turned secure boot back on and booted up winblows. It's still recognizing the usb and letting me browse the files.
[02:45] <wxl> i'd say maybe you did the copy bad, but then it would just fail to boot. the problem is you're not seeing it as a boot option. maybe you should upgrade the bios? could be an error?
[02:47] <SkaMan814> maybe, I was hoping to not have to do that.  To be honest, I think it's really a pebcak issue
[02:48] <wxl> i mean is it an option in the bios settings?
[02:51] <SkaMan814> Well, I've been searching the Bio settings for about an hour looking.  So, if I go to the USB Configuration, it shows both flash drives that are plugged in.
[02:52] <SkaMan814> There's an 'emulation type' option that I can set.  I tried setting them both on Auto and HDD, to no avail.  I'll see if emulating them as CD-Rom works
[02:52] <wxl> that might work
[02:52] <wxl> the isos are cdroms essentially
[02:53] <SkaMan814> oops, almost saved and exited without turning of secure boot, lol
[02:56] <SkaMan814> nope, no dice :-(  This is becoming a real head scratcher.
[02:56] <wxl> you should update the bios
[02:56] <SkaMan814> wxl, I appreciate you entertaining my dillema btw
[02:56] <wxl> heh np
[02:57] <wxl> another thought: try ##linux and see if there's anyone else around that maybe has a similar problem. perhaps if you call out the specific model (and perhaps the bios version) someone might be able to say something about it
[02:58] <SkaMan814> I asked in ##linux, though no one responded ;-(  Though I didn't mention the model and bios version, I'll give it another shot.
[02:59] <wxl> also try #ubuntu
[02:59] <wxl> i mean the more you can spread things out the better
[02:59] <wxl> hell try #freenode (j/k; they'll probably tell you to go away)
[02:59] <SkaMan814> Although, you should google 'how to update bios' and see what comes up (it made me chuckle anyway)
[03:00] <wxl> aw hail no
[03:00] <SkaMan814> Lol, I thought I was in #Ubuntu Please don't tell me I'm at an age where I need to turn the font size up everywhere!
[03:00] <wxl> seems like it :)
[03:02] <SkaMan814> haha, well I just went from 9 to 10, so I don't feel too old just yet!
[03:02] <wxl> XD
[03:03]  * wxl checks and is relieved to find he's still at 8 XD
[03:04] <SkaMan814> Lol, rub it in why don't you!
[03:05] <wxl> well, i haven't hit official mid-life crisis age, at least according to wikipedia
[03:05] <wxl> i'm CLOSE though :)
[03:06] <SkaMan814> In my defense, I'm on a 1080p 13" screen.  I got an Acer chromebook the other day and decided to try GalliumOS on it (Xubuntu with the proprietary touchpad drivers)
[03:06] <SkaMan814> Best $200 laptop I've ever bought
[03:07] <wxl> right now i'm looking at one of my two screens and it's 24" running at 1920x1080
[03:10] <wxl> well i'm off. good luck
[03:11] <SkaMan814> I used to have two 24" panels, I miss that setup.  I got rid of them when I moved from Hawaii.  Then here in PA I got a 40" 4k tv as a monitor.  The screen real estate is great, but it gives me migraines, unless I wear my dorky blue blockers
[03:11] <SkaMan814> ty, have a good night
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