Re: [OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-26 Thread Joe
On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:26:16 +0100 Darac Marjal wrote: > On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 07:03:17PM +0100, Joe wrote: >> > > > I have one computer with every boot device disabled in BIOS except > > the primary hard drive, but if I leave a USB storage device > > connected to it, even a camera, it will at

Re: [OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-26 Thread Darac Marjal
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 07:03:17PM +0100, Joe wrote: > On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:59:35 -0400 > "John A. Sullivan III" wrote: > > > Hello, all. This is off-topic because I'm not asking how to create a > > Debian boot stick. There seem to be good how-to documents for that. > > However, we are thinki

Re: [OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-25 Thread Lisi
On Thursday 25 August 2011 17:59:35 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > Our concern is the end user experience and how most PCs (probably widely > varies based upon the age) react to them.  Is using them typically as > simple as plugging it in and turning on the computer or are we going to > have a night

Re: [OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-25 Thread Joe
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:59:35 -0400 "John A. Sullivan III" wrote: > Hello, all. This is off-topic because I'm not asking how to create a > Debian boot stick. There seem to be good how-to documents for that. > However, we are thinking of creating a large number of Debian boot > sticks and neither

Re: [OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-25 Thread Walter Hurry
On Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:59:35 -0400, John A. Sullivan III wrote: > Hello, all. This is off-topic because I'm not asking how to create a > Debian boot stick. There seem to be good how-to documents for that. > However, we are thinking of creating a large number of Debian boot > sticks and neither I

[OT] Booting from USB

2011-08-25 Thread John A. Sullivan III
Hello, all. This is off-topic because I'm not asking how to create a Debian boot stick. There seem to be good how-to documents for that. However, we are thinking of creating a large number of Debian boot sticks and neither I nor may staff have any experience using them and we have a limited numbe