Robert Millan wrote: > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 05:42:27PM -0500, Daniel Clark wrote: >> Also if someone needs a DVD burned/mailed to them because they are >> behind a really slow connection we can arrange that (you would of course >> need to transfer to a USB stick you own). > > I haven't looked into producing iso images out of my apt archive, but it > shouldn't be hard to do by playing a bit with debian-cd scripts. > > Note that an USB stick can be converted into an install system by simply > copiing an ISO image that contains a package archive to its root directory. > > BUT the netboot initrd won't use it. A separate build of D-I will be needed. > I can make one of those without too much effort though. Maybe I can have a > look tomorrow.
I was thinking more they would have both the files they need to boot from, and could just serve the other files via their local network from the DVD. Just as a short-term hackish thing. Of course your way sounds much better longer term :) -- Daniel JB Clark | Sys Admin, Free Software Foundation pobox.com/~dclark | http://www.fsf.org/about/staff#danny
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