Re: Installation media couldn't be mounted

Thanks for your response!

The image is the one available at: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/10.0/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-10.0-powerpc-NETINST-1.iso

When I try to mount /dev/sdb1 manually using `mount /dev/sdb1 /cdrom` (or with `-t vfat`) -- I have: "Mounting /dev/sdb1 on /cdrom failed: No such file or directory". I have verified that /cdrom is present and writable, and /dev/sdb1 seems to be the right device.

Sam

On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 10:39 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:

Hi Sam!

On 10/15/20 4:32 PM, Sam Imberman wrote:
> I've burnt the 10.0.0 netinst image to a USB stick and I am trying to
> install Debian to a Powerbook G4 12". I am receiving the error message that
> "your installation media couldn't be mounted".
> (...)
> I'm not sure where to go from here to make debian-installer find the
> installation media. Can anyone send me in the right direction?

You can try to mount the installation image manually onto /cdrom from a shell in
the debian-installer which should allow the installation to continue.

Also, please always include the information which image you are using as some
issues may have issues which are fixed in newer images.

Adrian

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