[plug] boot from stick

[orm]

That kind of simile put a smile on my dial Peter - lucid + entertaining 
to boot (pun intended). cheers. orm

Peter wrote:
> Orm (and others),
>
> Just for future reference (as it appears you have already managed to 
> created a bootable device).....
>
> When we talk about burning an 'image' it's not just a matter of 
> copying or burning the downloaded iso file to a CDR.
>
> Think of it like this...
>
> Imagine you have special guests coming for dinner:   you go to a great 
> deal of trouble to set the table "just right" with all the cutlery and 
> crockery exactly where it should be....   but then, to your horror,  
> you realise that you need to use the dinning room table for something 
> else first (like building a new PC - that what I use my table for!).  
> Bugger!
>
> You now have two options:  Take everything off the table (item at a 
> time) and put it all away, only to go through the whole setup process 
> again later.... or
>
> (do not try this at home)
>
> ... you could grab the corners of the table cloth and pick it all up 
> at once....  tie a big not in it and put it to one side until you are 
> ready to set the table again....  (and now the tricky bit)...  by 
> simply reversing the process  ;-)
>
> A CD or DVD 'image' is like the table cloth with all the stuff folded 
> away 'neatly' inside:   Burning the "image" to a disk is a different 
> process to just copying (or burning) a single file to a disk, in the 
> same way as putting the "knotted up" table cloth back on the table 
> will not 'fix' your problem:  You need to unpack it too.
>
> Look for the option:  "burn image to disk" or similar in the menu of 
> your CD burning software: The process of 'unpacking' is automatic.
>
> I hope this helps.....   (and for you geeks on this list...   I trust 
> this was entertaining!   ;-)
>
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
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