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Re: [RFC] hard drive / usb storage installs



Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> > 2. Same as #1 except create a floppy image and boot from it.
> > 3. Put a debian iso on a USB storage device, and boot from it[0].
> 
> You mean a USB storage device with ISO9660 on it? Does that realy
> boot? Anyone tried that?

No idea. If it does work my current code will support it. :-)

> > The only caveat during the install is that it will need to avoid letting
> > the user partition the drive from which the iso is loop mounted, or
> > format the partition the iso is in. This may call for some changes in
> > the partitioner and formating modules.
> 
> Isn't that already in there to prevent partitioning/formating already
> mounted partitions? It should be. You never know what the user will do
> on alt-F2.

I don't know (but I would like to..)

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