From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC5A51381F3 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:41:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BF355E0B23; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:41:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com (ironport2-out.teksavvy.com [206.248.154.182]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8390E0AF6 for ; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 19:41:10 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFpYyv/2dsb2JhbAAqGr8OF3OCHgEBBAE6HCgLCyETEg8FJTeICwYMLMB1jSU8gkhhA41+iA6BHYRhiHCBXoMTgUs X-IPAS-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFpYyv/2dsb2JhbAAqGr8OF3OCHgEBBAE6HCgLCyETEg8FJTeICwYMLMB1jSU8gkhhA41+iA6BHYRhiHCBXoMTgUs X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="26453720" Received: from 69-165-140-175.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO waltdnes.org) ([69.165.140.175]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with SMTP; 04 Sep 2013 15:38:06 -0400 Received: by waltdnes.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:41:09 -0400 From: "Walter Dnes" Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 15:41:09 -0400 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Install from USB stick; here's how Message-ID: <20130904194109.GA31388@waltdnes.org> References: <20130107030508.GA22701@waltdnes.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Archives-Salt: cf3e1fea-5f23-477f-bfe5-bcc8006f52f3 X-Archives-Hash: 342058ee34325c9f70e265c02f624b10 On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 05:05:22PM +0000, Grant Edwards wrote > So what's the deal with http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/HOWTO? > > Why isn't it just the steps below? > > 1) Copy the minimal install .iso to USB mass storage device. > > 2) Boot from USB mass storage device. I got the USB-stick install instructions from the Arch linux wiki at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/USB_Installation_Media I was going to link to it in my bug/feature request. Then I noticed the following... > Warning: This method does not work with UEFI boot. Given how UEFI is spreading, I backed out of the bug report. -- Walter Dnes I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications