> as far as I know, the MS bootloader isn't able to boot an image. So
you 
> still have to boot from CD, even if you supply a linux bootsector in
a 
> file unless you find a way to make grub or lilo booting a disk image.

> Even Knoppix can not boot an image, they boot an initrd and in this 
> they mount their image via cloop. But if you use another bootloader 
> like grub either, it doesn't matter if you boot SuSE or Knoppix.
> 

aha cloop ... yeah that's right ...

Mepis actually installs the entire content and not the compressed
image.

I quite like that concept.

>> 2) Knoppix has a bunch of very neat tools for trouble shooting.  I
>> don't leave home without it to fix my SuSE systems when they run
into
>> trouble.
> 
> I think, maintaining a SuSE system that went into trouble works
better 
> if you use the SuSE installation CDs to boot and repair.
> 

yeah 
>> 3)SuSE- Live- CD is mostly a marketing CD, not really well 
>> thought out for the purpose of such tools as Knoppix is.  Mind you,
>> it is a good thing to have when you want to show someone what their
>> machine would look like if SuSE was installed.
> 
> I agree. A lot of usefull tools are missing on the Live- CD.
> 
>> I am a believer that 
>> a 1_CD_Desktop from the SUPER initiative would go a long way.
> 
> Maybe. Earlier in this thread they discuss whether to include 
> OpenOffice. If this is the way, they want to go, I think it will
indeed 
> be only a desktop and no system rescue/maintaince disk.
> 



the small 1 CD I do is probably better suited as a rescue disc anyway. 
Currently both CD's have the SUSE rescue image on it and can be used to
rescue.

Andreas




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