Bug#609722: is still there
Hello Rainer,
you're right: If the rest of the installation works well with netboot
from USB-Stick, grub-install should do his job, too.
And this image should *then* be a valid alternative.
But I am unsure, if that can be fixed before the release so it's perhaps
something for the errata - state that netboot can't be used on usb sticks.
Ben Armstrong said, the mini.iso is not suitable:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2011/01/msg00899.html
(and follow-ups) so please use a netinst.iso
To test the installer from a usb-Stick I used
hd-media/boot.img.gz (yes you can also use initrd.gz and linux
separately) together with the ISO
debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso from
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/
Or you could try the hybrid CD alternative and dd the netinst.iso
directly to the stick.
By the way: You can find the new installation manual at:
http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/index.html.en
In my eyes the documentation concerning USB-Installs is still very
confusing or even inconsistent!
Best Regards
Joachim
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