On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 22:52:25 (+0000), Brian wrote: > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 16:09:47 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 20:06:32 (+0000), Brian wrote: > > > On Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 14:44:31 -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > > > > > But I've had no difficulty booting Debian from CD on any of my machines. > > > > Obviously USBs are unsuitable for the ancient ones, though I await > > > > a response to > > > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/03/msg00677.html > > > > with bated breath. > > > > > > Your proper route for eliciting a response would be in the referenced > > > thread and not as an aside on an unrelated matter. > > > > Felix Miata asked a question of you in that post. > > Felix Miata asked a question of the List.
I merely meant that the question was posed under a piece of text written by you. I'm sorry if writing "asked a question of you" offends you in some way. It wasn't designed to offend or provoke. > Directing it at something I > said does not oblige me to answer it nor prevent anyone searching with > 'usb boot without bios support' and providing a response. Agreed; that's what mailing lists are all about. > > Should I ask the same question and attach it to the same post as Felix did? > > Or should I say "Me Too!" and attach it to Felix's post? > > I can't see any role for me in that subthread besides those. > > Not having anything to contribute is always a good reason for keeping > quiet. Precisely; that's why I left the subthread alone, "proper route" or not. > > OTOH mentioning the thread here might cause William Lee Valentine, > > or others, to take an interest if his Pentium III, like mine, won't > > boot from USB without "ways around it". Is mentioning one thread > > in another improper? It's not as if one can talk behind someone's > > back in a public list. > > William Lee Valentine's only post is about installing newer kernels and > has nothing to with booting a Debian image. Bringing up the latter > topic is not improper, just pointless. David Christensen's recommendation for upgrading such an old kernel is a move to wheezy. He prefers installation to upgrading (supported by Ric Moore) but thinks the machine might not be able to boot the Debian installer from USB or CD. I disagreed about the CD, which is why I wrote my post. I then made a casual remark about booting from a USB. Why? Because I was intrigued by the possibility of your knowing a workaround. If Felix hadn't written his post, I might have posted something. But I can't work out why an aside attracted criticism enough for you to bring it to everyone's attention; a breach of etiquette to mention one thread in another? And don't be afraid that I will asphyxiate if nobody answers Felix's question straight away. :) Cheers, David.
