james osburn wrote: > how do i boot the usb images in vmware? can i boot of an image > file or off a usb stick in vmware. also is there any difference between > a usb stick or a compactflash?
17:50:21 < black_13> is it possible to test a usb boot image with vmware/qemu ? 18:04:03 < panthera> black_13: no, it seems that qemu doesn't want to boot them, 18:04:06 < panthera> but i don't know why 18:04:21 < panthera> they boot perfectly on a real system and in vmware, but not in qemu. 18:04:33 < black_13> i am using vwmare 18:04:37 < panthera> black_13: if you want to test with qemu, just stick with the iso images. 18:04:38 < black_13> but i though i would ask 18:05:07 < panthera> if you use vmware, create a new physical disk pointing to the device of the usb stick 18:05:13 < panthera> e.g. /dev/sdb -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ _______________________________________________ Debian-live-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/debian-live-devel

