Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on March 10, 2006 08:20 AM
Chainboot is my own term (others may have used it too, I don't know). Knoppix calls it "pivot root," I think. "Chainboot" is more OS-agnostic. The technique could boot any OS.
PCs lacking BIOS USB support are getting more and more rare. This is a legacy support issue, if an important one.
If someone always works on the same three PCs (work-home-school), and all support USB, then no need for chainboot.
If someone travels a lot, esp. in poor countries, or does consulting all over town, then chainboot is desirable.
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Re:Hardware detection? Not so rare...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on March 10, 2006 08:20 AMPCs lacking BIOS USB support are getting more and more rare. This is a legacy support issue, if an important one.
If someone always works on the same three PCs (work-home-school), and all support USB, then no need for chainboot.
If someone travels a lot, esp. in poor countries, or does consulting all over town, then chainboot is desirable.
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