Request for comments: Laptop improvements

[Jeremy Katz]

On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 12:02 -0400, Horst von Brand wrote:
> Jeremy Katz <katzj at redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-06-15 at 08:31 +1000, David Timms wrote:
> > > 2. Able to boot or instigate boot from external usb / firewire hdd. 
> > > Reason is employer does not like employees screwing with work provided 
> > > notebooks. This would allow more home usage of linux (even when you are 
> > > not allowed to), whether it be a live distros or complete installs.
> 
> > This functionality should be present in test1.  Having testing from
> > other people would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> This is very machine-dependent. My current machine just can't boot from USB
> or Firewire. Next one does...

Very much known -- that's why we warn you that it may or may not work
depending on your BIOS when you attempt to do it

Jeremy