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    Y500. Boot Ubuntu From Internal sd card reader.

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by mohammadbawany, Mar 23, 2013.

  1. mohammadbawany

    mohammadbawany Notebook Consultant

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    i got myself a new sd card (16 gb class 10) and decided ito install ubuntu on it. i am facing a very major issue. the bios does not recognize the card as a bootable device. if i use an external card reader... the operating system boots. ...what do i do to make it boot from the internal sd card .

    any help is greatly appreciated
     
    mohammadbawany, Mar 23, 2013
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  2. rollerdyke44

    rollerdyke44 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I dont think you can boot from the internal sd card reader. Maybe possible by the unlocked bios but i doubt it (havent used the unlocked bios so cant confirm)
     
    rollerdyke44, Mar 25, 2013
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  3. mohammadbawany

    mohammadbawany Notebook Consultant

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    dont worry i found a way to do it
    i used the sd card as a ready boost cache(decreased start time significantly)
    made a 50 gb partition (resized the 800 gb one)
    installed ubuntu on that.
    works perfectly
     
    mohammadbawany, Mar 26, 2013
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