Comment 6 for bug 519123

Ok I am not sending this from Karmic 64bit after a successful install from the DVD. I was trying to boot from a USB key install. I went to the BIOS to make sure I can boot on the USB and ensure the boot order of the drives are were set to Removable, CDROM then Hard disks. In my reality USB sticks are Removable drive but it seems in some BIOS (mainly AWARD) their reality is different and they consider USB stick as Hard Drive. So while trying to boot on the "Hard Drive" it failed. I went back to the BIOS and changed the following:

- Set the boot order back to CDROM, Hard Disk (as if there is no USB key or floppy you need to press F1 and it is annoying)
- I went in the section where you can enable the USB legacy support, for computer without PS/2 mouse/keyboard.
- Offered me 3 USB device type choices of configuration: USB Mouse, USB Keyboard and USB Mass Storage
- In the USB mass storage it offer 3 ways to use USB mass storage: Floppy disk (FDD), Hard Drive (HDD) and Auto
- It was set up as AUTO then it was choosing HDD mode by default. So Is changed it to FDD mode.
- Saved the new config, Reboot and got the install to load whitout whining for a CDROM device etc.

I got a succesful install (via text mode as I am too impatient to deal with the resources hog of the graphical install). I am not sure if to change the mode of the USB storage you need to have a USB key in the USB port or not. This feature been added to the new BIOS I flashed some weeks ago then my USB/CDROM issues started to happen. This stupid error made me discover Ubuntu so at least this is positive.

It also solved the problem of the USB mouse/keyboard who took 2 minutes after the boot to being detected/enabled by whatever Linux distros including Ubuntu. No errors messages regarding USB in dmesg and successful install.

My BIOS is an AWARD 6.0PG (A730aZ13 version from EVGA)

I hope this help

Paddy