I downloaded the multicore iso and I can boot it fine in virtual box. Out of the gate the ssh client is loaded, problem is when I write that iso to a usb key and boot ssh is not?
The only conclusion, I could draw was that one of two things is happening:
1 Network active faster when booting iso in vbox without network ssh does not load properly.
2. My usb key creation process is flawed and ssh is not getting setup?
I was thinking is there a way I can verify the network is active prior to loading extensions? I know on my Gentoo box I had a similiar issue, I put a sleep 5 and echo 'ip to screen' in my network init file, this was enough to let the dhcp server respond. Not sure the exact time needed I picked 5 and it worked with 400day uptimes it didnt matter, once it worked I quit.