Bug 5467

Summary:	Minimal LiveCD with maximum HW compatibility for install and as tool
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Morgan Leijström <fri>
Component:	Release (media or process)	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal	CC:	rwobben, sysadmin-bugs
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://meetbot.mageia.org/mageia-meeting/2013/mageia-meeting.2013-01-07-20.10.log.html#l-54
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Description Morgan Leijström 2012-04-18 19:25:32 CEST

I suggest a minimalised Live CD iso (bootable from USB Flash too)

Why:

1) There are problems getting some network interfaces work even with boot-nonfree.iso, and some problems will never get fixed.  Example: I tried a laptop where both the built in wifi and PC-card ethernet failed using boot-nonfree.iso.
Now, i could use the Live CD, but that would add unnecessary to my limited monthly GB per month share, and I already have files in urpmi-proxy.
A slimmed down Live CD that could boot, configure and dump to disk would be nice.

2) Some would prefer a minimal install instead of post stripping a full Live CD dumped to disk.

3) Can double as a system emergency tool (Yes like the live CD, but much smaller download, and possibly more system tools)

Suggestion:
Base it on a LiveCD, But strip off all programs that is not needed for install or system work.
NO: Office, image editors, printing system. multi languages,
YES: english, all Drakxtools, gparted, of course wha tis needed to run luks, raid, lvm... the install-to-harddisk-thingy, some file editors, man pages, some useful utilities like rsync, ftp and nfs clients.. samba maybe...  small GUI desktop system, (LXDE or xfce ?) with a small size web browser, mcc etc, file browser of course, small pdf reader (for docs fetched from the net?)  well discussion is open on where to stop...

Extra points if there can be some simple method for persistent storage if put on USB stick.

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2012-05-26 13:07:41 CEST

Hi,

This bug was filed against cauldron, but we do not have cauldron at the moment.

Please report whether this bug is still valid for Mageia 2.

Thanks :)

Cheers,
marja

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 2 roelof Wobben 2013-01-07 21:11:32 CET

Removed needinfo because they was no real question where info is needed. 

Roelof

Keywords: NEEDINFO => (none)
CC: (none) => r.wobben

Manuel Hiebel 2013-01-07 22:39:26 CET

URL: (none) => http://meetbot.mageia.org/mageia-meeting/2013/mageia-meeting.2013-01-07-20.10.log.html#l-54

Comment 3 Samuel Verschelde 2016-10-12 14:14:08 CEST

If anything is going to happen, it will only after convincing people on the dev@ mailing list and probably add a feature proposal for next release of Mageia.

I doubt we'll implement that though, given the increase in workload this would give, thus I'm closing it as wontfix.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX

Comment 4 Morgan Leijström 2016-10-12 14:20:02 CEST

I really agree.
There exist already nice alternatives.
Myself use http://www.sysresccd.org
It have many tools, and also have good hardware compatibility, more than one kernel to choose, get network interfaces up and have web browser, etc...  :)