Add usb-boot support to insyde bios

[Hanzie]

Hello, i have an packard bell M5250 with bios from Insyde.
I bought the laptop in 2004.
It doesn't support booting up from an usb. Is there a way to add usb-booting?

I wanna be able to start linux (ubuntu 9.04) from an usb.

Hope to hear!

thnx in advanced.

[edwin]

I am having trouble locating any info on this laptop, what series is it?

[zerstorer]

Hello people!

Same question here.
My laptop is compaq presario 3015us.
Bios is Insyde version F.37 .
Last bios update is sp24481.exe (google it)
I wonder if there is the possibility to unlock an option that allows me to boot from usb.

Thank you

[edwin]

I have checked and both of you are out of luck, not even seeing a commercial upgrade for these dinosaurs that might enable USB booting. There may be an alternative though:
http://www.megaleecher.net/Boot_USB_Wit ... rd_Support

Let me know if this works for you.

[zerstorer]

So ... is it possible to modify our own bios?

[edwin]

Nope, I gave you the link to some sort of bootloader that might work.