On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 8:09 PM, David Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 06, 2008 at 07:57:15PM -0700, Carl Lowenstein wrote: > >> I find something that is rather disturbing. > >> I don't particularly trust it, and would run it only on a sacrificial >> computer, or within an emulator. Comments welcome. > > I suppose if your intent is to re-image the machine into a Linux > distribution, it isn't a particularly big deal. But, I agree, I > doesn't sound exactly like a terribly safe thing to do to a working > machine.
The object is to take a Linux distribution as bootable ISO image, and transform it into a bootable USB flash drive. It could then be carried to other machines for installation. The hidden goal is to have a way to install Linux on the new generation of computers that do not have CD/DVD drives. Of course, they also do not have floppy drives. But they have one or more USB ports, and can be set to boot from a USB device. carl -- carl lowenstein marine physical lab u.c. san diego [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list