[ydl-gen] YDL 5 installation on Xserve

[Derick Centeno]

Understood.  Just got rather a chill up my spine at the wrong time.
I had been following the discussion with interest, and even pitched my
pennies up to the point where it appeared that neither USB/Firewire was
supported.

Thanks, Bill, the color in my cheeks is returning.  I'm breathing
again... :-)

Your understanding and explanation is deeply appreciated.  

On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:49:11 -0600
Bill Mueller <bmueller at terrasoftsolutions.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Booting from firewire/USB is a function of your machine. If your 
> machine can handle it, so can YDL.  It'll just take a little
> extra effort.
> 
> We are discussing using the default Graphical Installer not
> supporting direct installs to an external device (removing
> the "extra effort" noted above).
> 
> The original problem pertaining to software RAID is also a
> point of this discussion.
> 
> Clear enough?
> 
>  
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:36:07 -0400, Derick Centeno
> <aguilarojo at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Geez!  What are you guys doing with MY favorite OS!
> > 
> > Questions:
> > Suppose something happens to my internal Powerbook DVD drive.  I
> > have an external unit which houses a Lightscribe drive with
> > Firewire and USB ports.  The situation is I've got to reinstall YDL
> > 5, can I do it?
> > 
> > Or will have to drop down and install YDL 3?  I don't think YDL 3
> > knows what a powerbook 1.67 GHz system is nor does it know anything
> > about Airport Extreme. Is there a different solution I'm missing?
> > 
> > What about a different problem... my internal pb disk crashes.  I've
> > got plenty of drives running around, my internal DVD in the
> > powerbook is ok.  Now, can I do a fresh install of YDL 5 onto an
> > external HD with either Firewire or USB ports and have it boot from
> > that external disk?
> > 
> > I recall running YDL 2 (or was it 3) by tranferring an internal HD
> > to an external HD firewire enclosure.  YDL 5 can't boot from either
> > an external USB or Firewire enclosure? 
> > 
> > I'd like to be crystal clear on these points.
> > 
> > Thanks for the response.
> > 
> > Personally, I wouldn't mind that a decision was made to drop
> > Firewire and support USB instead, but I'd like to know what my
> > options are before an emergency comes up.  I'd rather not wait to
> > write to the list and await a solution since should any of the
> > situations I presented happen ... I won't be able to send a notice
> > at that time.
> > 
> > So I hope that there is a solution... anyone??
> > 
> > On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:32:49 -0600 Aaron
> > Johnson <ajohnson at terrasoftsolutions.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> Unfortently yes, This feature is no longer supported.  My
> >> apologizes for any inconvince this may cause.
> >> 
> >> Aaron
> > 
> > 
> > ========
> >  "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often
> > think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in
> > terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music."  
> > 
> > "What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester
> > Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening
> > Post.
> > 
> > 
> 
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 "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often
think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of
music. ... I get most joy in life out of music."  

"What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester
Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
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