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 32F821381F3 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3694CE14EF; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C1B8E14D8 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D8F2335E2B for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:14 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.342 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.342 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-1.112, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-2.43, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=unavailable Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id h9Oo2DEHPWK1 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9F7C033E8B5 for ; Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:17:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1VGxyB-0003gW-87 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:17:03 +0200 Received: from dsl.comtrol.com ([64.122.56.22]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:17:03 +0200 Received: from grant.b.edwards by dsl.comtrol.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 03 Sep 2013 23:17:03 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Install from USB stick; here's how Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20130107030508.GA22701@waltdnes.org> <20130903203333.GC26683@waltdnes.org> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) 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 X-Archives-Salt: 6ac79cf2-e246-42e5-929a-784bf5b108e9 X-Archives-Hash: dfd19d41b4222e411dddb1f0873c40c7 On 2013-09-03, Walter Dnes wrote: > On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 05:05:22PM +0000, Grant Edwards wrote > >> After running the isohybrid command, I compared the resulting image >> with the original. They were identical. I copied the image to a USB >> flash drive, and it booted just fine. >> >> It seems that the minimal install .iso images are already built for >> hybrid booting from either CD or a generic block device (e.g. USB >> mass-storage device). >> >> 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. > > More importantly, http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-* > files should have this listed. There are a lot of machines now, > especially notebooks, that don't have a CD and/or DVD drive. I do > remember asking devs for the default isohybrid feature. I just > downloaded a amd-64-bit install iso, to update my rescue stick. The > 64-bit install also worked. Do you want me to file a bug on bugzilla in > the documentation section? Sure, that would be great. I didn't do that because wasn't sure if the .iso images worked for everybody as-is, or if the old "tap-dance" was still required for the general case (for people with older BIOSes or something). -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I always have fun at because I'm out of my gmail.com mind!!!