Feature #6641

Allow booting from USB and SDIO, regardless of the removable flag

Added by intrigeri 2014-02-08 01:18:28 . Updated 2014-02-09 02:28:36 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2014-02-08
Due date:
% Done:

10%

Feature Branch:
feature/6641-live-media-bus
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Deliverable for:

Description

This would be a temporary counter-measure until a more complete solution (Feature #6397) is implemented.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Feature #6397: Support booting from devices exposed as non-removable Confirmed 2014-06-30

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-02-08 10:08:17

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • % Done changed from 0 to 10
  • Feature Branch set to feature/6641-live-media-bus

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2014-02-09 02:28:36

  • Status changed from In Progress to Rejected
  • Assignee deleted (intrigeri)

Quickly implemented (as live-media=bus=LIST), and then realized it’s
a bad idea: it prevents booting from DVD. So we would need either
a crappy UI such as live-media=cd-or-bus=LIST (terrible to document
etc.), or to add this option only at installation time (that basically
requires the same amount of work than the full-blown solution
described on Feature #6397, without any real advantage).

Giving up.