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Friday, November 11, 2011

How to boot thinkpad X1 from USB.

  1. Format USB stick so it has a bootable ISO image (linux has various ways to do this; I used usb-creator-gtk for no particular reason other than it was already on my machine).
  2. Power cycle.
  3. Hold down F12.  The initial screen says to hold down the "blue botton" which doesn't exist.
  4. Select the USB stick from the bootable options.
  5. Press return.

Of course, like many things to do w/ linux and installation these days, this just doesn't work (at least for me).  I keep hitting "(initramfs) Unable to find a medium containing a live file system" which is a known bug.  

So, now the google searching begins.  


Looks like it's a USB 3.0 issue.  The most expedient fix is to check for other USB connections on the laptop.  The one on the left side of the x1 seems to do the trick.

2 comments:

  1. What do you mean the blue button doesn't exist?

    If you're using a ThinkPad X1, the blue "Thinkvantage" button is directly beneath the power button and above the microphone mute button.

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  2. Additionally, I should say thank you for posting this tutorial. Very clearly written, and very helpful.

    I've had the same trouble with USB booting fail when I try my USB 3.0 port. Total shame, but given when you posted this, I assume you're using the original (non-carbon) model, so I suppose we can excuse it to some extent since this model and USB 3.0 came to market within a month or so of each other. I figure it's some driver issue, not sure where it's originating from though.

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