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From: Michael Cummings <mcummings@××××××××.net>
To: Paul de Vrieze <gentoo-user@××××××××.net>
Cc: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] random thought based on live-cd's
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:07:07
Message-Id: 20021122150514.GB4822@datanode.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] random thought based on live-cd's by Paul de Vrieze
1 definitely. the key to it being usable is that a lot of /etc would need
2 to be on the floppy anyways - that way you could set the the ip,
3 hostname, etc., so that you just insert floppy, insert cd, boot, no need
4 to configure after it's up.
5
6 On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 03:50:12PM +0100, Paul de Vrieze wrote:
7 >
8 > I think that could be a good project, just make sure the architecture is not
9 > higher than pentium1. Also I expect a lot of those frankensteins have ancient
10 > bioses that are incapable of booting from CD. So also make a bootdisk that
11 > boots the cd.
12 >
13 > Paul
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