> > > Please elaborate that. > > > Tell which device is the booting device ( is it the USB stick? ) > > > What kind of data should be on the other device? > > > > usb stick / compact flash card (e.g. ide to compact flash converter) > > will contain only the kernel and initrd so that it can be read-only > > > > nfs will contain all the rest (/ and all files beneath) > > See below. > > > > > That way one can also boot non-pxe systems without any local disk. > > > If those systems can boot from a USB device, > > > then there are (at least) two options: > > > * Install from hdmedia ( > > > > > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ > > > ) > > > > What's that? It's not a .deb package? > > Nope, no .deb package. You can use .deb packages _after_ installation. > > More information about hd-media is > at > http://www.nl.debian.org/releases/etch/i386/apas02.html.en#howto-getting-images-usb > it starts with: > | It's also possible to install from removable USB storage devices.
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