From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-user+bounces-150383-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org> Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AAE21381F3 for <garchives@archives.gentoo.org>; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 22:00:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3AE0EE0AC2; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:59 +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 41777E0A8A for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23D6733DA38 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:57 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.334 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.334 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-1.107, 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=-2.427, 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 RFVzIYq4MR5L for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:51 +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 495AF33E96D for <gentoo-user@gentoo.org>; Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from <lnx-gentoo-user@m.gmane.org>) id 1VHL74-000621-G3 for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:59:46 +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 <gentoo-user@gentoo.org>; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:59:46 +0200 Received: from grant.b.edwards by dsl.comtrol.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for <gentoo-user@gentoo.org>; Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:59:46 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwards@gmail.com> Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Install from USB stick; here's how Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 21:59:28 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <l08ag0$511$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <20130107030508.GA22701@waltdnes.org> <l054si$19s$1@ger.gmane.org> <20130904194109.GA31388@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: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: 2efcb16e-d572-406f-941c-6db5a477e25b X-Archives-Hash: e2197568e65c2376e052c1f81868eefe On 2013-09-04, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org> wrote: > 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. Do the instructions at http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/LiveUSB/HOWTO work with UEFI machines where the simple 'dd' method doesn't? One datapoint: my motherboard has UEFI bios, and simply dd'ing the minimal install .iso to a flash drive worked fine. When I boot up with the USB drive, the BIOS boot menu shows two entries for the USB drive, the first one always worked, so I never tried the second one... -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! -- I have seen the at FUN -- gmail.com