50-50. That's the score of the great USB experiment.
The TC1100 and the Acer Aspire 3000 both boot from USB thumb drives, no problems. The Acer desktop and the Panasonic CF-29 do not. I'm actually using the CF-29 right now, and have been fiddling with it for the better part of an hour. Did a quick bootup, system BIOS test, and there is no option to boot from USB.
Oh well. I have a new CD/DVD drive on order for the Panasonic, and that let me get on with Linux testing on this computer. (Just prior to the drive dying, I'd managed to get it to boot into an older version of Puppy Precise with no problems, so I have good hopes.)
As for the TC1100, I'm thinking I might grab Unetbootin, and set up Ubuntu 12.04 on a thumb drive. Give it a whirl, as I think it should boot. (Why am I thinking there's no PAE requirement there?) And Ubuntu has Wacom drivers installed, if I remember correctly... (I am remembering correctly, right??)
Ah, the fun of it all...
Other than that, a lazy day. Sort of. I've been out fixing farm equipment, mowing, all that stuff. It's quite warm out, so I've spent the latter part of the evening by the AC. Good time to do computer stuff, right?
Actually, I think I'll be back outside in a bit. A small, canine friend has appeared at my door, demanding attention.
Fun, fun!!
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