Bug#596633: USB install fails

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Joey Hess wrote:
> Miles Fidelman wrote:
>    
> > >      Next, download a Debian netinst CD image, and copy that file to the
> > >      memory stick; any filename is ok as long as it ends in .iso.
> > >        
> > Actually, the instructions AREN'T that clear. The instructions start
> > out with:
> >
> > "There are two installation methods possible when booting from USB
> > stick. The first is to install completely from the network. The
> > second is to also copy a CD image onto the USB stick and use that as
> > a source for packages, possibly in combination with a mirror. This
> > second method is the more common.
> >
> > For the first installation method you'll need to download an
> > installer image from the |netboot| directory (at the location
> > mentioned in Section 4.2.1, “Where to Find Installation Images”<http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s02.html#where-files>)
> > and use the “flexible way” explained below to copy the files to the
> > USB stick."
> >
> > The only installer image in the netboot directory is mini.iso
> >      
> It's referring to the kernel and initrd in the netboot/debian-installer/
> directory. Ie,
> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/i386/
>    
That's just confusing. For that matter, what is a discussion of network 
booting doing in the section on USB booting in the first place?


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