lists.debian.org — Debian hacker Robert Millan has just announced the availability of a Debian-Installer Loader for win32. The program, inspired by Ubuntu's similar project, features 64-bit CPU auto-detection, download of linux/initrd netboot images, and chainloading into Debian-Installer via grub4dos. A frontend site has been setup for advocacy purposes.
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raynevandunemJan 28, 2007
Now its good that this idea is picking up support in more than one distribution. Doubtless that other distributions (heck, even non-Unix-like OSes like Syllable and Haiku) will pick up on this.
kandresenJan 29, 2007
Good start, been thinking of such an transition before, only a few things I hope will be part of the installer in the future:1) it should not only detect cpu requirements, but try to autodetect all hardware including network connections, modems, wireless adapters, etc etc2) check and verify the current staus drivers for these devices for linux, indicating weather support exist through open drivers or proprietary3) get the current configuration of these devices network setup, the wireless network access keys (so wireless may work without manually entering the wap/wep keys)By having an easy way to see that printers, scanners, and other devices are working, I believe many more would try in the first place.
jamdiggJan 29, 2007
If this will work, and I install Debian Linux on my Windows XP pc, does that mean I will have the option to boot into Windows or Linux ??
Closed AccountJan 29, 2007
don't forget about the other CD-less methods:USB flashdrive install (gotta be able to boot from USB, though)the age old stack-O-floppies (i think it takes 4-5 for a network install)netboot (not many laptops support LAN-booting unfortunately...)
Closed AccountJan 29, 2007
Wow. This will drive Windows users into the Debian help forums. I just don't see those two crowds mixing very well. A lot of windows users will go away with a bad ( only partly deserved ) impression of the Linux community
Closed AccountJan 29, 2007
<a class="user" href="http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html">http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html</a>:o)As long as you don't mind following some fairly short and straightforward documentation.
crossersJul 23, 2008
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kakashka2Jan 7, 2009
I would say this is great for people with older laptops that dont have CD-ROM's or dont support booting from them... I myself have a Toshiba Portege 7010ct (made in 1994) that is running XP (PII, 96mb RAM). It runs amazingly fast, but Linux is faster yet... only problem is: To install Linux on the laptop, you must first purchase a Standard > Laptop IDE connector, remove the HDD from the laptop, place it into a desktop with similar specs, install Linux, obtain/compile/install drivers for the laptop hardware, reconfigure X so that it will start up on the laptop, shut down, pull the HDD and put it back in the laptop, boot up, and pray.<a class="user" href="http://autosnewspaper.com/">http://autosnewspaper.com/</a>
masskurecMar 3, 2009
this seems interesting, thanks<a class="user" href="http://xptweak.net">http://xptweak.net</a>