On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:48:11 +0200, KatolaZ wrote in message <20180618134810.asesq5itknxv7...@katolaz.homeunix.net>:
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 03:09:10PM +0200, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 14:11:33 +0200, KatolaZ wrote in message > > <20180618121133.wqp3olaqp4rvp...@katolaz.homeunix.net>: > > > > > > > - cdrom: 5% > > > > ..of these, we have 2 archs, amd64 and i386, both with cd-1, cd-2 > > and cd-3 (which I didn't DL), which could be set up with 3 > > different boot > > The figure includes only cd-1. > > > loaders to help people with cranky hard hardware get their hardware > > going with one of the alternative boot loaders, if the default one > > fails for them. > > > > Sorry for asking, but how many reports do we have of the standard > boot-loader on ASCII cd-1 failing to boot? And even if such a report > existed, there is still minimal-live which uses syslinux and requires > only 128MB of RAM. This should cover pretty much any consumer > Intel-compatible machine produced in the last 20 years. > > We must solve problems that exist first, and after that maybe focus on > those problem that could possibly exist, especially if their solution > requires extra work ;) ..agreed, I only ever needed it to put Damn Small Linux on my 5 IBM 760ED ThinkPads, and became the local boot guru. ;oD -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
