Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-04-03 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Apr 03, 2023 at 09:44:14PM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: >Hi, > >Holger Wansing wrote (Mon, 3 Apr 2023 21:16:41 +0200): >> Holger Wansing wrote (Sat, 1 Apr 2023 20:52:08 +0200): >> > I have added such wiki page under >> > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia >> > and ove

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-04-03 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Holger Wansing wrote (Mon, 3 Apr 2023 21:16:41 +0200): > Holger Wansing wrote (Sat, 1 Apr 2023 20:52:08 +0200): > > I have added such wiki page under > > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia > > and overworked my patch a bit, to include a link to this page (amongst > > so

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-04-03 Thread Holger Wansing
Control: tags -1 + pending Holger Wansing wrote (Sat, 1 Apr 2023 20:52:08 +0200): > I have added such wiki page under > https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia > and overworked my patch a bit, to include a link to this page (amongst > some more minor things). > > I will apply it

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-04-01 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Steve McIntyre wrote (Sun, 26 Mar 2023 22:41:10 +0100): > On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 11:06:56PM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > > > > > >Am 26. März 2023 19:48:09 MESZ schrieb Steve McIntyre : > >>If anybody *does* want to keep the rest of the text, please put it in > >>an appendix called "extra

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-29 Thread Holger Wansing
Hi, Steve McIntyre wrote (Sun, 26 Mar 2023 23:54:37 +0100): > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:52:41AM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > >* Steve McIntyre : > >> We should definitely also kill section 4.4.2: Loadlin is *dead* - > >> *nobody* has DOS any more. > > > >Section 5.1.4. "Booting from DOS us

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
* Steve McIntyre [230326 23:23]: > On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:52:41AM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: > >* Steve McIntyre : > >> We should definitely also kill section 4.4.2: Loadlin is *dead* - > >> *nobody* has DOS any more. > > > >Section 5.1.4. "Booting from DOS using loadlin" should also go,

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Mon, Mar 27, 2023 at 12:52:41AM +0200, Chris Hofstaedtler wrote: >* Steve McIntyre : >> We should definitely also kill section 4.4.2: Loadlin is *dead* - >> *nobody* has DOS any more. > >Section 5.1.4. "Booting from DOS using loadlin" should also go, I >guess. Yup, good call. -- Steve McIntyr

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Chris Hofstaedtler
* Steve McIntyre : > We should definitely also kill section 4.4.2: Loadlin is *dead* - > *nobody* has DOS any more. Section 5.1.4. "Booting from DOS using loadlin" should also go, I guess.

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Sun, Mar 26, 2023 at 11:06:56PM +0200, Holger Wansing wrote: > > >Am 26. März 2023 19:48:09 MESZ schrieb Steve McIntyre : >>If anybody *does* want to keep the rest of the text, please put it in >>an appendix called "extra USB options that nobody needs" or similar. > >We could add such info to th

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Holger Wansing
Am 26. März 2023 19:48:09 MESZ schrieb Steve McIntyre : >If anybody *does* want to keep the rest of the text, please put it in >an appendix called "extra USB options that nobody needs" or similar. We could add such info to the wiki, and point there from this guide, if it's wanted to keep it (s

Bug#1033524: Simplify the instructions for making bootable media

2023-03-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
Source: installation-guide Severity: important Almost all of section 4.3 (Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting) needs to go away. We should *not* be telling most users about manually formatting media, copying installer files, etc. My strong preference would be to simply remove *everything