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Re:Isostick: the USB memory stick that thinks it’s an optica... by Kwpolska on Thursday July 28, 2011 @12:42PM (#2817639)
No. This is useful for stupid OS-es that don't like being on a USB stick.
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Re:Isostick: the USB memory stick that thinks it’s an optica... by sid0 on Thursday July 28, 2011 @03:17PM (#2818470)
The problem is I can't think of any. Windows, Linux and Mac OS X all support installation from a USB stick.
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Re:Isostick: the USB memory stick that thinks it’s an optica... by nitrogen on Thursday July 28, 2011 @11:56PM (#2820100)
As others have pointed out in other threads, some versions of some distributions of Linux will only load their resources from an "actual" optical disc drive (e.g. /dev/sr*).
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