Re: [manual] booting from USB
Miguel Figueiredo wrote:
Hi all,
because of #596633, #590568 and #596628 regarding USB installation where
instructions on .iso to use didn't seem to be clear enough i moved the
information of the already existing footnote to a paragraph hoping it's
easier to understand.
As one of the bug reporters, let me add a comment: The proposed change:
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4.3.1. First installation method — netboot
For the first installation method you'll need to download an installer
image from the |netboot| directory (at the location mentioned in
Section 4.2.1, “Where to Find Installation Images”) and use the
“flexible way” explained below to copy the files to the USB stick.
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This paragraph creates a lot of confusion - both in its earlier form,
and as a separately numbered subsection. The statement "download an
installer image from the netboot directory" conflicts directly with the
statement in 4.3.4.2 that the "“netboot |mini.iso|” image is not usable
for this purpose" - as mini.iso is the only image in the netboot
directory. (parenthetically: as far as I can tell, there is no
discussion, anywhere in the manual, on what mini.iso does or how to use it)
Further, It's really not clear why there's any discussion of netbooting
in a section on USB booting. TFTP booting has it's own section (4.5).
If the intent is to discuss a stage 0 boot from a USB stick, followed by
netbooting, then the discussion really needs a few more details as to
what specifically needs to be put onto the USB stick, and maybe that
belongs in section 4.5., rather than here.
Miles Fidelman
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