More USB install-images please!
I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends.
On my latest install I tried the boot.img.gz on an USB-stick. It failed halfway trough, complaining about a missing suitable ISO-image. Not wasting time, I dd'ed the netinstall iso onto the stick and installed. As far as I know, the debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso is the ONLY one that can be used on both USB and CD-rom. Why not give debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso the same functionality???? The netinstall-image install requires much time on slow lines. I HAVE tried dd'ing debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso to a stick. It will not boot. Didn't expect it to do either. Had to try. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20110926150858.6654e008@asus.lan">http://lists.debian.org/20110926150858.6654e008@asus.lan |
More USB install-images please!
On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:08:58 +0200, Jan Olav Agle wrote:
> I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends. > On my latest install I tried the boot.img.gz on an USB-stick. It failed > halfway trough, complaining about a missing suitable ISO-image. Not > wasting time, I dd'ed the netinstall iso onto the stick and installed. (...) Are you aware of this? 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD or DVD image http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-isohybrid Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: pan.2011.09.26.13.32.24@gmail.com">http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.09.26.13.32.24@gmail.com |
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On Mon 26 Sep 2011 at 15:08:58 +0200, Jan Olav Agle wrote:
> As far as I know, the debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso is the ONLY one > that can be used on both USB and CD-rom. Why not give > debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso the same functionality???? The > netinstall-image install requires much time on slow lines. > > I HAVE tried dd'ing debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso to a stick. It will > not boot. Didn't expect it to do either. Had to try. My understanding is that all the Debian images are hybrid isos so what you did with the netinst iso is also possible with the CD-1 iso. Would you post the output from /sbin/fdisk -l debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20110926134425.GH6253@desktop">http://lists.debian.org/20110926134425.GH6253@desktop |
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On 26/09/11 23:08, Jan Olav Agle wrote:
> I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends. > On my latest install I tried the boot.img.gz on an USB-stick. boot.img.gz is *just* the boot loader. To make it function you *must also* copy an .iso image to the USB-stick - or else it gives your *that* message. :-) > It failed > halfway trough, complaining about a missing suitable ISO-image. HowTo:- wget hd-media.img wget cd.iso dd if=hd-media.img of=/dev/stick mount /dev/stick /mnt cp cd.iso /mnt umount /mnt > Not > wasting time, I dd'ed the netinstall iso onto the stick and installed. The netinstall contains a bootloader..... # parted debian-6.0.0-i386-netinst.iso print debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso: 198MB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 32.8kB 198MB 198MB primary boot, hidden > > As far as I know, the debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso is the ONLY one > that can be used on both USB and CD-rom. Why not give > debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso the same functionality???? ISO-hybrid boot is tricky - and is not supported on all machines (and even then sometimes required fiddling with the BIOS). It also doesn't play well with multi-arch... There are issues with jigdo (which you are strongly encouraged to use when downloading CD/DVD images):- http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2010/09/msg00017.html Additionally the CD/DVD images are designed primarily for CD/DVD installations, so I'm guessing that's the prime consideration when choosing a boot scheme. You might want to check that CD2 doesn't have ISO-hybrid boot... in the dim past I've been able to boot from the second CD when the first CD wouldn't. Coverting a standard ISO image to an ISO-hybrid image is not hard either. > The > netinstall-image install requires much time on slow lines. Quick way # cat debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso > /dev/stick # parted /dev/sde print Model: TOSHIBA TransMemory (scsi) Disk /dev/sde: 1999MB Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B Partition Table: msdos Number Start End Size Type File system Flags 1 32.8kB 198MB 198MB primary boot, hidden > > I HAVE tried dd'ing debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso to a stick. It will > not boot. Didn't expect it to do either. Had to try. Needs the boot.hd.img (first). Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 4E811B07.6050003@gmail.com">http://lists.debian.org/4E811B07.6050003@gmail.com |
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jan.olav@agle.no wrote:
>I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends. >On my latest install I tried the boot.img.gz on an USB-stick. It failed >halfway trough, complaining about a missing suitable ISO-image. Not >wasting time, I dd'ed the netinstall iso onto the stick and installed. > >As far as I know, the debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso is the ONLY one >that can be used on both USB and CD-rom. Why not give >debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso the same functionality???? The >netinstall-image install requires much time on slow lines. > >I HAVE tried dd'ing debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso to a stick. It will >not boot. Didn't expect it to do either. Had to try. Then there's most likely a problem with your BIOS I'm afraid. For both amd64 and i386, the first disc in *every* set is created using iso-hybrid options to make it work both on CD/DVD as well as on USB: businesscard netinst CD#1 DVD#1 BD#1 As normal, I ran lots of tests when I created the images for 6.0.2.1, but just to make sure 100% that things are OK I've just downloaded debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso onto a USB stick. It booted just fine on an i386 netbook here. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com Who needs computer imagery when you've got Brian Blessed? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: E1R8bSk-0005VW-S1@mail.einval.com">http://lists.debian.org/E1R8bSk-0005VW-S1@mail.einval.com |
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On 27/09/2011 19:28, Steve McIntyre wrote:
jan.olav@agle.no wrote: I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends. On my latest install I tried the boot.img.gz on an USB-stick. It failed halfway trough, complaining about a missing suitable ISO-image. Not wasting time, I dd'ed the netinstall iso onto the stick and installed. As far as I know, the debian-6.0.2.1-i386-netinst.iso is the ONLY one that can be used on both USB and CD-rom. Why not give debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso the same functionality???? The netinstall-image install requires much time on slow lines. I HAVE tried dd'ing debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso to a stick. It will not boot. Didn't expect it to do either. Had to try. Then there's most likely a problem with your BIOS I'm afraid. For both amd64 and i386, the first disc in *every* set is created using iso-hybrid options to make it work both on CD/DVD as well as on USB: businesscard netinst CD#1 DVD#1 BD#1 As normal, I ran lots of tests when I created the images for 6.0.2.1, but just to make sure 100% that things are OK I've just downloaded debian-6.0.2.1-i386-CD-1.iso onto a USB stick. It booted just fine on an i386 netbook here. Have you tried unetbootin to write iso to stick. I used it a few times and it worked every time. Install it with apt-get. Johan S -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 4E821FAD.2060904@telkomsa.net">http://lists.debian.org/4E821FAD.2060904@telkomsa.net |
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* Johan Scheepers <johansche@telkomsa.net> [110927 14:12]:
> On 27/09/2011 19:28, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> jan.olav@agle.no wrote: >> >>> I sometimes install Debian on machines belonging to family and friends. For repeated installations of the same Debian distributions, setting up an approx server on your laptop can save you much time. The approx cache in /var does not take much space, even if you are installing multiple distributions (such as stable and testing). RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20110927202523.GC3298@broadcaster.org">http://lists.debian.org/20110927202523.GC3298@broadcaster.org |
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