I suppose it is possible that there is something peculial about the USB drive that I am trying to install to:  Samdung EVO SSD connected via an ORICO USB case.  I will try using ann identical USB "pen drive" to the one that I wrote the Void Linux Live image.  If so, it would be a pitty as the Samsung SSDs are cool.

On Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 1:55:11 PM UTC+1, space pudim wrote:
> If I insert the USB drive with the Void Linux live system, then t boots.  OK, that probably uses syslinux and not GRUB.  Installing GRUB on the hard drive [/dev/sda] always works, so why not /dev/sdb?

Did you try Void Live on the same USB device you want to install it on?

I've seen this many times: some devices get listed as "USB Storage",
and some as "USB HDD" (even sticks), and it won't get matched by the
BIOS, even though it's all USB.

The solution was to select the thing manually from the boot menu - not
the BIOS setup. But then it may be the case that your BIOS is just
unable to boot on that particular device. If you didn't try the Void
Live on the same device, I would advise you to do so.

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