Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Alan T. Malek
Good question. I'm not sure. I know that if I dd the floppy image to the USB stick it boots without issue. I found that I can also remove the stick when it asks for the next floppy and dd the next image and so on until it's up and running. I can't, however, dd the iso and have it boot. I ca

Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Hubert Feyrer
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, Matt Smollinger wrote: > Have you given any thought to network booting them from a PXE server? Since > its still in Alpha maybe Hubert can make a single floppy image for use with > USB sticks (I have no idea whats involved with making a floppy image that is > larger than a flop

Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Matt Smollinger
Have you given any thought to network booting them from a PXE server? Since its still in Alpha maybe Hubert can make a single floppy image for use with USB sticks (I have no idea whats involved with making a floppy image that is larger than a floppy... Just brainstorming) Matt Smollinger Applicat

Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Alan T. Malek
Hi. Thanks for the reply. No, we tried the 1.17 image just dd'ing it to the stick. Booted fine but useless in terms of functionality. Due to updated chipsets and controllers we must use the 2.4-alpha1 which is 3 floppy images or the cd iso. Booting cdrom is useful, but USB is ideal because n

Re: [g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Matt Smollinger
Found this by googling "g4u usb boot": grab the 1.17 (single) floppy image and dd it to your stick? Using rawrite under windows should work, too... (Someone provided me with an URL for that, but I forgot where I put it... But that was very Linux-specific :-/) - Hubert That was in an archive f

[g4u-help] I still use the floppy version of g4u

2007-08-24 Thread Alan T. Malek
Well, not really ;-) But we're trying to turn all of this into a bootable USB key but seem to be having trouble with that. Any chance you have any directions for this? I'd really appreciate it. Cheers, Alan PS. This is a brilliant product you have here, mate.