Re: cvs commit to debian-installer/doc/manual/en/install-methods by mck-guest

[Miroslav Kure <kurem@upcase.inf.upol.cz>]

On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 01:17:41PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> mck-guest@alioth.debian.org wrote:
> > If you have to do that anyway, use <command>cfdisk</command> or any
> > other partitioning tool for creating a FAT16 partition and then type
> 
> This is not necessary. The standard setup is actually to not have any
> partition table at all, and just use the entire device as one large
> filesystem, like a floppy.

Well, I think both setups are possible.

I have borrowed two different sticks today and both have one primary
partition by default and also some kind bootloader in mbr, which
executes whatever is on the begining of the first partition (like
ordinary hdd boot). Even if this fails, you can use install-mbr or
spblinux as described on http://d-i.pascal.at/.

Of course, your setup works more reliably, because you bypass the
unnecessary thingie in mbr by replacing it (together with the rest of
the stick).

I'll incoporate all your suggestions ASAP (if nobody does it
before me).

-- 
Miroslav Kure