https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/boot-from-usb-cdrom/m-p/2815338#M77581 System is a Armada M300 laptop under Win98 with only a USB port ATAPI CDROM drive. Am expert in Linux. Wish to boot from a Mandrake Linux install CD. Are there any DOSsy drivers which will support CDROM access upon boot, so that the boot under Win98 will recognize the CDROM drive? <BR /> <BR />Under linux kernel 2.4.19 on a Gateway Solo laptop, the USB-CDROM assembly is recognized as usb-storage, but is not being served by any drivers. All CDROM choices under usb-storage have been compiled in without helpring. For service of Smart Card memory, usb-storage access is effectiive with the card recognized as a SCSI drive Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:00:00 GMT Ayman Altounji 2002-09-27T23:00:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/boot-from-usb-cdrom/m-p/2815338#M77581 System is a Armada M300 laptop under Win98 with only a USB port ATAPI CDROM drive. Am expert in Linux. Wish to boot from a Mandrake Linux install CD. Are there any DOSsy drivers which will support CDROM access upon boot, so that the boot under Win98 will recognize the CDROM drive? <BR /> <BR />Under linux kernel 2.4.19 on a Gateway Solo laptop, the USB-CDROM assembly is recognized as usb-storage, but is not being served by any drivers. All CDROM choices under usb-storage have been compiled in without helpring. For service of Smart Card memory, usb-storage access is effectiive with the card recognized as a SCSI drive Fri, 27 Sep 2002 23:00:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/boot-from-usb-cdrom/m-p/2815338#M77581 Ayman Altounji 2002-09-27T23:00:00Z