Booting from external media

[balanga]

I'm trying to boot from external media and am unable to do so, apart from using one particular program - Rescatux. Everyone other OS - Debian, ArchLinux, Ubuntu, Mint will appear on the Boot Menu, but when selected does not get launched - the system just boots Windows.

What else is supposed to boot a Compute Stick?

[AlHill]

What is the model number of your stick? What external media are you trying to boot?

Doc

[balanga]

I'm not sure of the model number but it's a 32GB/2GB model using an Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.33GHz.

I've tried a USB stick, and various SDHC cards with various OSes. Most show up in the Boot Menu, but only one - Rescatux is able to boot.

Others which I've tried include ArchLinux, Debian, Mint, Ubuntu. I believe that it is the version of EFI on those systems which is preventing booting, but I don't know how to prove it.

[AlHill]

Must have the model number. There are Stick look-alikes out there.

Look in system properties, or the bios. The model number is available, for sure.

Doc

[LeonWaksman]

Al, the only one fittings those parameters is STCK1A32WFC.

Leon

[AlHill]

Or, one of the fake sticks.

Doc

[n_scott_pearson]

If it doesn't have the label on the back of the unit then it is not an Intel Compute Stick. There were *many* clones of the original FC Compute Stick produced by other ODMs/OEMs.

...S