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On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 10:06:12 -0500, wireless@×××××××××××.com wrote: |
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> > Do you mean isohybrid? That converts an ISO image to make it suitable |
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> > for copying to a USB drive with dd and booting it as if it were a CD. |
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> > it's not suitable for your needs as it uses the whole drive as an |
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> > ISO9660 filesystem, leaving nowhere to save your files. |
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> Yep, that's it. Theoretical question: If one build this image, why |
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> can't you include a file that is the size of the remaining free space |
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> before creating the image? It afterwards use that file space to |
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> install additional wares? |
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Because the process creates a read-only filesystem on the whole drive. |
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What you suggest is surely possible, but far more work than the method |
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the Wiki describes. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Programmer (n): A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing |
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with inanimate objects. |
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