=== rwhitby` is now known as rwhitby [22:32] quick Q [22:32] ... [22:32] Does jaunty have a "home directory on USB" for users of the live filesystem? [22:32] I seem to remember it did have something like that, but I can't remember for the life of me where the config is... [22:32] kinda. [22:32] to allow a persistent home without install... [22:33] The live environment has a persistent mode, which can be enabled by booting with the right kernel command line. [22:33] The distributed images don't enable this by default. [22:34] enlighten me please... [22:34] I can update the fis configuration on the Babbage then, and it would be useful [22:34] I forget the line, and the location of the documentation, but the easiest way to discover it is probably to use usb-creator to create a USB stick from the desktop iso. [22:34] because it's really not possible to have a babbage boot a full install quite yet [22:35] There's an option in the wizard to set the persistence location, and then you can examine the syslinux configuration to determine the command line (or boot it on something) [22:35] Why isn't it possible to have a babbage boot a full install? [22:35] The live image boot process is *more* complex than the installed image boot process. [22:36] because where can I put the persistent storage? [22:36] -heh- [22:37] Well, it depends on what you do. Most of the traffic I've seen about it seems to involve using USB drives. [22:37] Same for people playing with the SheevaPlug. [22:41] Yeah, I can do a USB drive I guess. [22:41] * Martyn_ will need to go find one .. I used to have a couple [22:41] The issue I suspect you're encountering is the inability of the kernel to reload the partition table form a device with a mounted partition. [22:42] As a result, any excess partitions that may exist on the install media are unavailable as installation targets. [22:42] Which gets confusing if one has a device that has a (small) preferred boot mechanism, and no secondary boot devices. [22:43] (this leads us back to the discussion on bootloaders, which I don't intend to revisit in full just now :) )