Hello Mike, > Eric, > Continuing the CD image is worthwhile, but not the floppy. Replace the > floppy image with the new usb-hdd flash drive image. > I don't see any reason to replace the floppy image, it's still a nice format for older hardware and like I said before it doesn't "bite" us. We can make a flash or whatever image next to a CD or floppy image. Making things small is still a good goal, it keeps things simple and managable.
>> But making it the default image is >> tricky. First there are multiple standards for USB, so a one image fits >> all isn't possible. I'm also not sure if there's a standard 'devicename' >> for USB to be set in leaf.cfg and syslinux.cfg. And how can we make a >> USB stick bootable without user intervention? >> > > USB is standard and usb-hdd is the bootable device you're looking for. > Not fully true, there are multiple USB controllers out there which needs different drivers (ohci, uhci, ..) I'm not sure if a one image fits all is possible. Besides we need some sort of installer or method to prepare a usb-flash drive, like formatting it and make it bootable. If someone knows a way to do that I'm glad to hear it. Like I said, there is already the possibility to boot from a flash drive, we provide a initrd with usb modules. We only haven't a standard image for it. > > DSL even sells their project installed on one. > http://damnsmalllinux.org/usb.html > > >>> Why not make floppy an 'other device' (legacy)? >>> >> >> I don't see any reason to make it legacy, it would be nice to just >> provide some images. So next to floppy and CD also CF and USB. But this >> is only possible if those two targets can be generic enough that it will >> work on most CF's and USB sticks. > > This is where I disagree. I see many reasons to make floppy legacy. > Again, a floppy image is just one taste. We make the packages small enough that they fit in limited space so a full functional setup _can_ be installed on a floppy. That doesn't mean it can't be installed on CD-rom, HDD, CF or USB-flash. There is no need to make floppy legacy, it's just one of the choices for a boot or backup medium. There is nothing against making more standard images like usb-booting or so, but why declaring something legacy if there is no technical reason to do so? EricS ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ leaf-devel mailing list leaf-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-devel
