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  • Re: [solved] Re: Grub menu entry for a system on a second drive.

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 9 20:30:01 2024
    A new factor in the original problem. Therefore a new thread.
    I can respond to the original thread when there's time.

    From: [email protected]
    Date: 27 Oct 2024 11:26:12 -0700
    Rather than spend more time investigating, will put the HDD in the
    target machine and work there.

    Happened to connect a USB hub before dealing with the Void drive.
    Noticed the USB socket where the Void drive was connected had a black
    plastic contact carrier and another socket had a blue carrier. Blue is
    USB 3. Black isn't? So plugged the USB adapter with the Void drive
    into the blue socket. Voila; Grub was able to boot the Void system
    reliably. Spent the better part of a day investigating when a USB plug
    just needed moving. =8~/

    In case anyone is interested, these topics remain.

    * Why does the ThinkCentre have differing USB sockets?

    * With the adapter labeled USB 2.0, why is connection to a USB 3
    socket necessary to boot the external system?

    * The Grub2 manual could explain more about USB and the nativedisk
    command. In fact, the manual needs work in many places.

    Regards, ... P.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sat Nov 9 21:00:01 2024
    A new factor in the original problem. Therefore a new thread.
    I can reply to the original thread later.

    From: [email protected]
    Date: 27 Oct 2024 11:26:12 -0700
    Rather than spend more time investigating, will put the HDD in the
    target machine and work there.

    Happened to connect a USB hub before dealing with the Void drive.
    Noticed the USB socket where the Void drive was connected had a black
    plastic contact carrier and another socket had a blue carrier. Blue is
    USB 3. So plugged the USB adapter with the Void drive into the blue
    socket. Voila; grub was able to boot the Void system reliably. Spent
    the better part of a day investigating when a USB plug just needed
    moving. =8~/

    New questions.

    * Why does the ThinkCentre have differing USB sockets?

    * With the adapter labeled USB 2.0, why is connection to a USB 3
    socket necessary to boot the external system?

    * The Grub2 manual could explain more about USB and the nativedisk
    command. In fact, the manual needs work in many places.

    Regards, ... P.

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    work: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User:PeterEasthope

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Nov 10 03:30:01 2024
    On 11/9/24 13:04, [email protected] wrote:
    A new factor in the original problem. Therefore a new thread.
    I can respond to the original thread when there's time.

    In case anyone is interested, these topics remain.

    * Why does the ThinkCentre have differing USB sockets?

    I've read on this list that USB3 connections cost more because (1) different controller and (2) more wires to run and (3) signals to manage.

    * With the adapter labeled USB 2.0, why is connection to a USB 3
    socket necessary to boot the external system?

    Perhaps grub only boots from USB3? I have no idea if this is true.

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