* Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> [20090628 21:37]: > On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 11:27:30AM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote: > > http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/06_support_fromiso_isofrom.dpatch;hb=HEAD > > http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=blob;f=debian/patches/07_support_findiso.dpatch;hb=HEAD > > should basically do what you want. > Yup, I've tried applying them to the live-initramfs from debian's git, > and as long as I specify fromiso=/debian-live.iso (and call the image > that, of course) it works. OK > BTW would it not be a good idea to insert a / in front of the $FINDISO's > in the script, so that people don't have to remember it on the kernel > command line? Hm, makes sense - thanks. This should do what you suggested: http://git.grml.org/?p=live-initramfs-grml.git;a=commit;h=3d99619 > > Do I understand it right that the partedmagic live system doesn't > > require *any* additional bootoptions at all to boot the ISO directly > > from USB (running losetup & CO on it's own)? > Yes. Again you need to name the image as it expects (which in the case > of PartedMagic 4.2 turns out to be "pmagic-4.1.iso", amusingly) Ok, sounds for me like you've to set the ISO name (the one the system will be looking for) somewhere at buildtime. > > You mention it in your blog article > > http://wiki.hands.com//howto/ultimate-usb-stick/#gettingdebian-livetorun > > already, but JFTR: grub2 with loopback option doesn't have the > > fragmentation problem (though grub2 was/is kind of broken in current > > Debian/unstable). > > What systems do you have that support USB-ZIP only? > The one that prompted me to go to the effort was a recently purchased > Jetway JNC91-330-LF 1.6GHz Dual Core ATOM Mainboard, which came with > Pheonix AwardBIOS 6.00PG Copyright --2008 > Oh, damn ... /me btters his head against the desk for a little while... > Right, prompted by your question, and the fact that the system in > question really ought to know how to boot USB-HDD, I had another rumage > through the boot options. > The menu for booting mentions USB-FDD USB-ZIP and USB-CD, but no USB-HDD. Yeah, nothing unusual. :) > Of course, the thing that I'd failed to spot was the little arrow next > to the "Hard Disk" option, indicating the presence of a sub-menu. > If one selects that sub-menu, it reveals an option for the built-in HDD, > and a "Bootable Add-in Cards" option -- which is what I was after all > along, it seems. Fine. > Ho hum -- I suppose I can make my usb-stick setup considerably less > complicated now :-) :) regards, -mika-
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