Bug#785512: regression: cannot find iso image on usb stick any more
Hi Brian,
On Sat, 30 May 2015, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On the other hand, #785512 is reporting a "regression" between the
> Jessie installer and some random, unknown, testing version for which
> documentation of any intentional change is lacking. Note that it is not
Well, it is not *completely* unknown, it was this file:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/daily-builds/sid_d-i/current/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
on/around 2014-05.
So I wouldn't say this is "random", "unknown" etc ...
> a "regression" compared with the Wheezy installer, which is also unable
> to take advantage of GRUB's loopback facility.
It is not about GRUB's loopback facility, but the missing
iso-scan
package in current installers. It don't know whether this packages
was loaded in wheezy or not, but it was loaded in the above one.
> There are at least three ways to boot a netinst ISO from a USB stick. An
Hmm, I didn't find *one* that leaves the sstick useable for other things,
and allows to boot into a variety of other rescue iso images etc
at the same time. Please let me know which one?
(Fat16 - was that a joke on the current jessie installer images about
needing fat16 on the usb stick? The options explained on
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en
are all either destructive of previous data, or don't play well as
carry on sticks for the emergency case, nor nor nor. ....)
> additional one based on GRUB's loopback would be nice. All have their
> advantages and disadvantages but installing Debian successfully without
> the tedium and in a controlled manner is still possible without it.
Is there a reason why iso-scan is *not* loaded?
Thanks
Norbert
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