<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:38 AM, James Simmons <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jim.simmons@walgreens.com">jim.simmons@walgreens.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Caroline,<br> <br> The boot diskette is from here:<br> <br> <a href="http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html" target="_blank">http://www.plop.at/en/bootmanager.html</a><br> <br> It is not free software, but it is free to download. There originally WAS a link in the Wiki to this, but I couldn't find it the last time I looked. You really couldn't make a "branded" version of this for Sugar (there is no source code). You have to take it as it is.<br> <br> To be truthful, the diskette is not a very good way to use SoaS. Granted, starting a computer using the CD requires you to get the drive open and closed quickly, but the diskette only seems to recognize USB 1.1 ports, so you have a LONG boot to wait for. I only use the diskette when a suitable version of the boot CD is unavailable, because the diskette works with any version of SoaS, whereas the CD needs a kernel, etc. that matches what's on the stick.</blockquote> <div><br>Interesting. How hard would it be for someone to create a GPL version of a boot diskette? Would it necessarily only recognize USB 1.1? Even if it does, the computers that I want it for probably only have USB 1.1 ports.<br> <br>Having the CD have a kernel on it seems to be problematical because that means we often need a new CD for every new version. I don't thoroughly understand the technology here. What is the theoretical minimum we need on a CD or Diskette to enable boot on a computer that can not boot directly from a USB? <br> <br>thanks!<br>Caroline<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br><font color="#888888"> <br> James Simmons</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> <br> <br> Caroline Meeks wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br> Hi James,<br> <br> If you would could you put a link on the wiki and also a ticket to create a diskette version of a branded boot helper. Using a diskette rather then a CD will be a lot easier on a lot of the old computers because I often have to turn them on to open the CD holder, then turn them off and on again to reboot.<br> </blockquote> <br> <br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Caroline Meeks<br>Solution Grove<br>Caroline@SolutionGrove.com<br><br>617-500-3488 - Office<br>505-213-3268 - Fax<br>