On Fri, 2009-11-27 at 11:22 +0000, Daniel James wrote: > Hi Tim, > > > I wanted to > > install 64studio on it, bit it only has a CD drive and no obvious means > > of booting from a USB stick. > > Ah, so the problem is that it can't boot from a DVD-R? I'm aiming that > 3.0/4.0 will be under a 700MB .iso so that legacy machines are supported > by CD-R install. For comparison, Ubuntu Studio is more than 1.5GB so I > guess they aren't targeting pre-DVD machines at all.
Yup, a <700MB .iso would do the job. :-) I understand the logic, pre-DVD machines probably aren't going to be that great for audio production. The thing is that 64studio also works well as a Desktop distro for users whose primary interest is listening to music or watching video and likes to dabble with creative ideas. > > This is inspiring me to look into the possibility of creating a 64studio > > net-installer when I have a bit more time. > > I figure if you don't have a DVD drive or a machine new enough to boot > from USB then you may not have broadband either, so a net install may be > very slow. Well, a single CD install would be wonderful. In my case I have broadband and a friend's old computer. > > Judging by Daniel's > > recent activity, it seems like now might be a good time to start studying > > PDK. > > I'd highly recommend that, it's an excellent tool. As Free pointed out > recently, PDK means people can use our components to prepare their own > .iso with the packages and pre-seed they require, which is potentially > another good way we can differentiate ourselves from Ubuntu Studio and > other ready-made multimedia distro projects. I still think we should > provide an 'example' .iso for people who aren't ready to learn PDK and > just want the typical, recommended choices. Absolutely. cheers, tim _______________________________________________ 64studio-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.64studio.com/mailman/listinfo/64studio-users
