From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JIZjF-0002Ru-1k for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:05 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id ACE3CE064F; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bay0-omc2-s37.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc2-s37.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.173]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BBAEE064F for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from BAY114-W36 ([65.54.169.136]) by bay0-omc2-s37.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:21:03 -0800 Message-ID: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_f9e9c5f0-fb10-45ba-8496-71a422405402_" X-Originating-IP: [213.22.203.32] From: Nelson Batalha To: Subject: RE: [gentoo-releng] Re: Call for feature requests for 2008.0 Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:21:02 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <1201289697.5992.17.camel@inertia.twi-31o2.org> References: <1201287758.25842.2.camel@loss> <1201289697.5992.17.camel@inertia.twi-31o2.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Jan 2008 01:21:03.0031 (UTC) FILETIME=[B7622470:01C85FB9] X-Archives-Salt: 22bf2520-cd4e-4efc-bd6d-608ad2372a43 X-Archives-Hash: 74e17532cb8a3b0c6770473e75cac066 --_f9e9c5f0-fb10-45ba-8496-71a422405402_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What about newbies? Please make it easier to *at least* the boot part, afte= r that there's the gentoo handbook ;). (Like many, I started learning most = of the things that I know with the handbook, so I couldn't figure that live= usb@windows alone). I believe it was OpenSolaris that had this well worked out. Their livecd ha= d a small script that allowed to copy itself to a liveusb. I started writing the script for gentoo some time ago, but had to stop. Besides, environmentally speaking liveusb should be encouraged :p=20 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-releng] Re: Call for feature requests for 2008.0 > From: wolf31o2@gentoo.org > To: gentoo-releng@lists.gentoo.org > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:34:57 -0800 >=20 > On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 11:02 -0800, Arthur Britto wrote: > > For people who have CDROM driver issues or lack of a CDROM drive, > > LiveUSB images would be nice a addition to 2008.0: > >=20 > > Gentoo Linux LiveUSB HOWTO > > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml > >=20 > > Unfortunately, some potential users are not in a position to follow the > > instructions due to lack of access to a Gentoo root shell. >=20 > You don't need access to Gentoo. You can use any Linux, or even MacOS > or Windows, to remaster the image. >=20 > --=20 > Chris Gianelloni > Release Engineering Strategic Lead > Games Developer _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/= --_f9e9c5f0-fb10-45ba-8496-71a422405402_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What about newbies? Please make it easier to *at least* the boot part, afte= r that there's the gentoo handbook ;). (Like many, I started learning most = of the things that I know with the handbook, so I couldn't figure that live= usb@windows alone).

I believe it was OpenSolaris that had this well = worked out. Their livecd had a small script that allowed to copy itself to = a liveusb.

I started writing the script for gentoo some time ago, bu= t had to stop.

Besides, environmentally speaking liveusb should be e= ncouraged :p

> Subject: Re: [gentoo-releng] Re: Call for feature= requests for 2008.0
> From: wolf31o2@gentoo.org
> To: gentoo-r= eleng@lists.gentoo.org
> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:34:57 -0800
>= ;
> On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 11:02 -0800, Arthur Britto wrote:
> = > For people who have CDROM driver issues or lack of a CDROM drive,
&= gt; > LiveUSB images would be nice a addition to 2008.0:
> > > > Gentoo Linux LiveUSB HOWTO
> > http://www.gentoo.org/d= oc/en/liveusb.xml
> >
> > Unfortunately, some potential = users are not in a position to follow the
> > instructions due to = lack of access to a Gentoo root shell.
>
> You don't need acce= ss to Gentoo. You can use any Linux, or even MacOS
> or Windows, to = remaster the image.
>
> --
> Chris Gianelloni
> R= elease Engineering Strategic Lead
> Games Developer

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