On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 08:43:26AM +0100, Mike Gabriel wrote: > What I normally do is get an 8GB USB Stick, dd the image onto that > stick and then install from USB. > > I understand the requirement that we--in rare cases--need an > installation CD/DVD for older systems (how old do they actually have > to be? >5 years? >10 years? All BIOSses and UEFIs I know support > booting from USB). Even if the BIOS doesn't support USB key boot, you can get it working with a tool (Plop Boot Manager) available at http://www.plop.at It allows booting from USB via floppy or CD. Wolfgang
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