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Bug#401832: marked as done (installation-reports)

Your message dated Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:36:12 +0100
with message-id <20061209163612.GA27712@gpm.stappers.nl>
and subject line Bug#401832: closing this installation-report
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Package: installation-reports

Boot method: usb, since i have no external floppy or cd-drive at the moment
Image version: 
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
Date: Mi 6. Dez 09:44:57 CET 2006

Machine: IBM Thinkpad X40
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1GHz ULV
Memory: 768 MB
Partitions: no

no Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn, because no successful boot

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [ E]

Comments/Problems:
Unable to boot from usb pen drive.

Two approaches:

1.
$ wget 
http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/rc1/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz
$ gunzip boot.img.gz
$ wget 
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
$ wget http://freshmeat.net/redir/syslinux/10177/url_bz2/syslinux-3.31.tar.bz2
$ tar xjvf syslinux-3.11.tar.bz2 syslinux-3.11/mbr.bin

$ fdisk /dev/sda
delete all partitions, create a new primary partition anlegen, activate 
partition, save and exit

$ cat syslinux-3.11/mbr.bin > /dev/sda

$ mount -o loop boot.img /mnt
$ cp /mnt/* /media/disk/
$ cp debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso /media/disk

boot show following error message:
Disk error
Press any key to restart

2.
$ wget 
http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/rc1/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz
$ wget 
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
$ wget http://freshmeat.net/redir/syslinux/10177/url_bz2/syslinux-3.31.tar.bz2
$ tar xjvf syslinux-3.11.tar.bz2 syslinux-3.11/mbr.bin

$ fdisk /dev/sda
delete all partitions, create a new primary partition anlegen, activate 
partition, save and exit

$ zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sda

$ cp debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso /media/Debian\ Inst/
(name of usb pen drive changed to Debian Inst after 'zcat')

boot show following error message:
Boot error


In general, if I try to choose the boot media (F12) it gives me two 
possibilities: Hard disk or usb hard drive (but it is an usb pen drive), 
although all options in the bios are enabled (boot from usb hard drive as 
well as boot from usb floppy and usb cd).

Regards,
Sten

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Op 07-12-2006 om 07:16 schreef Sten Heinze:
> Am Mittwoch, 6. Dezember 2006 10:21 schrieb Frans Pop:
> > Could you also try a third method as described on
> > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s04.html
> > under "4.4.2. Copying the files ??? the flexible way".
> Frans,
> Using 'the flexible way' resulted in successful boot!

Okay!

> At the moment I haven't enough time to do the full installation,
> but I'll try in the next days.

Fine. Feel free to write a new installation report for it.

> Thank you for your help!
> Sten


Have fun with your Debian GNU/Linux computer.


Cheers
Geert Stappers
Closing this installation report.

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