[Live-demo] hybrid dvd and usb drive ISOs possible

[Hamish]

Cameron wrote:

Hamish:
> > fyi, with the Debian live-helper method it is now possible
> > to create a single hybrid ISO which can be either burned to
> > a DVD or dd'ed directly to the USB drive*. no need to use
> > the "Make Startup Disk" app.
> >    http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2010/07/msg00171.html

Cameron:
> Interesting. From reading the article, it is still looking
> very alpha. I assume that we would start making use of it in
> our build once this functionality is rolled into Ubuntu?

just something to experiment with I think, and a head's-up for
what's in the pipeline.


> > [*] e.g.:  dd if=liveboot.iso of=/dev/sdc

upon reflection, it is probably rather bad to promote that as
the standard installation method. people WILL end up picking the
wrong drive and reformatting their hard drive by mistake.
(with promoting the functionality being different to making it
possible as an "advanced" method..)


Hamish