Have you given any thought to network booting them from a PXE server? Since its still in Alpha maybe Hubert can make a single floppy image for use with USB sticks (I have no idea whats involved with making a floppy image that is larger than a floppy... Just brainstorming)
Matt Smollinger Application Engineer for Convergence Tech. AdvancedAV ATG > From: "Alan T. Malek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:05:38 +0200 > To: Matt Smollinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u > > Hi. Thanks for the reply. No, we tried the 1.17 image just dd'ing it > to the stick. Booted fine but useless in terms of functionality. Due > to updated chipsets and controllers we must use the 2.4-alpha1 which > is 3 floppy images or the cd iso. > > Booting cdrom is useful, but USB is ideal because not all of these > laptops have cdrom drives (think X-series IBM/Lenovo units). > > I wouldn't have thought this to be too difficult but am not coming up > with much that's useful I'm afraid. I can't be the only one out there > trying to get this operational on a USB stick. Or can I?? :-) > > Regards, > > Alan > > On Aug 24, 2007, at 2:56 PM, Matt Smollinger wrote: > >> Found this by googling "g4u usb boot": >> >> grab the 1.17 (single) floppy image and dd it to your stick? >> Using rawrite under windows should work, too... >> >> (Someone provided me with an URL for that, but I forgot where I put >> it... >> But that was very Linux-specific :-/) >> >> >> - Hubert >> >> That was in an archive from this list from 2006. Don't waste your time >> trying to use syslinux or anything linux related, as it is >> expecting a linux >> kernel to boot, and g4u is BSD based. >> >> Matt Smollinger >> Application Engineer for Convergence Tech. >> AdvancedAV ATG >> >> >> >>> From: "Alan T. Malek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:30:15 +0200 >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u >>> >>> Well, not really ;-) But we're trying to turn all of this into a >>> bootable USB key but seem to be having trouble with that. >>> >>> Any chance you have any directions for this? I'd really appreciate >>> it. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Alan >>> >>> PS. This is a brilliant product you have here, mate. >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---- >>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >>> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >>> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a >>> browser. >>> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> g4u-help mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help
