XPS M1210 SD Card Boot ... OH ok. I know I can boot from a USB drive, I just don't want it jutting out.

nucklearknight · 01-05-2009, 09:14 PM

I want to boot linux from an SD card on my M1210. Is it possible?

MrEvil · 01-05-2009, 10:19 PM

Not that I'm aware of. The card reader requires a driver from Ricoh in order to function which isn't emulated by the BIOS. If it doesn't show up in the F12 boot device menu you can't boot from it.

nucklearknight · 01-06-2009, 01:17 AM

Is there any way to modify the Bios so that I can boot from it?

MrEvil · 01-07-2009, 09:50 AM

No, because it's not a BIOS issue, it's more an issue with the card reader's controller chip. You could more than likely boot from a USB external card reader or flash drive, but not the internal card reader.

Modifying a BIOS is not something that is not even remotely within the realm of the everyday user. Sure some tweaks can be unlocked and some features too, but if it wasn't coded in there to begin with it's not happening.

nucklearknight · 01-07-2009, 02:44 PM

OH ok. I know I can boot from a USB drive, I just don't want it jutting out.

01-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#1
nucklearknight Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45 Credits: 620	XPS M1210 SD Card Boot I want to boot linux from an SD card on my M1210. Is it possible?

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MrEvil The Dr House of PC repair Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 4,451 Credits: 148	Not that I'm aware of. The card reader requires a driver from Ricoh in order to function which isn't emulated by the BIOS. If it doesn't show up in the F12 boot device menu you can't boot from it. __________________ Notebook Forums' resident Dell/IBM/Sony field service technician. My Notebook: Dell Latitude D820 \| Intel Core Duo T2500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| 15" WSXGA screen \| nVidia Quadro 120m \| 250GB Hard Drive \| Samsung DVD-RW drive My Netbook: ASUS Eee(vil)PC 1000HE upgraded to 2GB of RAM running Windows 7 My Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 @ 3.5Ghz Liquid cooled \| 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR 1066 \| ATi Radeon 4870 \| Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB \| ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard \| Vista Ultimate x64

01-07-2009, 09:50 AM	#4
MrEvil The Dr House of PC repair Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Amarillo TX Posts: 4,451 Credits: 148	No, because it's not a BIOS issue, it's more an issue with the card reader's controller chip. You could more than likely boot from a USB external card reader or flash drive, but not the internal card reader. Modifying a BIOS is not something that is not even remotely within the realm of the everyday user. Sure some tweaks can be unlocked and some features too, but if it wasn't coded in there to begin with it's not happening. __________________ Notebook Forums' resident Dell/IBM/Sony field service technician. My Notebook: Dell Latitude D820 \| Intel Core Duo T2500 \| 2GB DDR2 \| 15" WSXGA screen \| nVidia Quadro 120m \| 250GB Hard Drive \| Samsung DVD-RW drive My Netbook: ASUS Eee(vil)PC 1000HE upgraded to 2GB of RAM running Windows 7 My Desktop: Intel Core 2 Quad QX9300 @ 3.5Ghz Liquid cooled \| 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR 1066 \| ATi Radeon 4870 \| Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB \| ASUS Maximus Formula motherboard \| Vista Ultimate x64

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01-06-2009, 01:17 AM	#3
nucklearknight Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45 Credits: 620	Is there any way to modify the Bios so that I can boot from it?

01-07-2009, 02:44 PM	#5
nucklearknight Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 45 Credits: 620	OH ok. I know I can boot from a USB drive, I just don't want it jutting out.