Boot USB from BIOS

[EtreLibre]

Hi,

I tried to boot from USB with VMware Workstation 7.1.4 but it seems VMware don't permit it.

For the moment, I found a workaround with ISO "Plop boot manager" that provides USB boot, even if BIOS don't support it.

Maybe VMware has planned to support it ?

Thank you

[wila]

Hello,

There's several workaround afaik.

1. You can use a Raw Disk Mapping (depending on your host OS this might not work) and map the USB disk as if it is just a disk

2. You can abstract that it is a usb device and put a virtual disk on your usb disk

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Wo;

[EtreLibre]

I have already a workaround with Plop Boot Manager, and it work perfectly.

But, it's not a real solution...

[continuum]

with Workstation 7 there is no way around Plop

[EtreLibre]

Can you tell me what did you thought ?

[continuum]

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I use Plop as well and with current workstation you have no other option to boot USB devices

[EtreLibre]

Yes, I agree.

Sorry, I didn't understood first...

[Arko]

PLOP works perfectly, shame that USB boot is not supported in the Workstation 7 BIOS.