Re: Bug#769996: debian-installer: Possible help text for win32diskimager users
[ Maybe this could better be added to the Debian website under ]
[ http://www-staging.debian.org/CD/faq/index#write-usb ]
[ instead of adding it to the installer manual ? ]
[ debian-www in CC. ]
Hi,
Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 06:04:20AM +0100, nodiscc wrote:
> >
> > Hello, here is a short text that can be used in the documentation:
> >
> > * download win32diskimager from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/, unpack the archive and run Win32DiskImager.exe
> > * in the "Image file" area, select the .iso debian installer iage you downloaded from debian.org
> > * in the "Device" area, select the drive letter for the USB drive you want to use as an installation media
> > * you may have to format the USB drive first to affect a drive letter to it
> > * Click "Write". **All data present on the USB drive will be erased!**
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
> Proposal:
>
> --- manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (revision 69458)
> +++ manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (working copy)
> @@ -178,4 +178,32 @@
>
> </sect2>
>
> + <sect2 id="usb-prepare-windows">
> + <title>Creating USB-stick Debian-installer under Windows</title>
> +<para>
> +
> +Download win32diskimager from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/,
> +unpack the archive and run Win32DiskImager.exe
> +
> +</para><para>
> +
> +In the "Image file" area,
> +select the .iso installer image you downloaded.
> +
> +</para><para>
> +
> +In the "Device" area,
> +select the drive letter for the USB drive
> +you want to use as an installation media.
> +
> +</para><para>
> +
> +You may have to format the USB drive first
> +to affect a drive letter to it.
> +Click "Write". **All data present on the USB drive will be erased!**
> +
> +</para>
> +
> + </sect2>
> +
> </sect1>
>
>
> Attached the same patch.
>
> Reason for not tagging with 'patch' is because I have build the manual.
>
>
>
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
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