Bug#692309: installation-guide: 3.6.2. Boot Device Selection: Booting debian-installer from a USB stick
On Fri 07 Dec 2012 at 21:44:44 +0100, Didier Raboud wrote:
> Thanks for the patches. But, FWIW, I'm opposed to advising users to go "on the
> internet" download a non-trusted (as in "there is no trust path to/from
> Debian") blob to put on their machines. I think we should only do it if that
> "plop" can be considered as part of Debian (as in "packaged", see e.g. win32-
> loader or loadlin ).
Fair enough; makes sense and I should have realised that. Thanks.
Let's look at the Guide again. There is extensive help on what to do if
you cannot use the BIOS to boot a CD in Sections 4.1. and 5.1.1.
Similar advice could be offered when unable to natively boot a USB
device.
Here is a patch replacing the first one.
Regards,
Brian.
--- manual/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml 2012-12-07 11:41:09.000000000 +0000
+++ manual/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386_usbboot-2.xml 2012-12-09 13:14:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@
<quote>USB CDROM</quote> helps on some BIOSes which will not boot from a USB stick in
USB harddisk mode.</phrase>
+</para><para>
+
+If you cannot manipulate the BIOS to boot directly from a USB stick you
+still have the option of using an ISO copied to the stick. Boot &d-i;
+using <xref linkend="boot-drive-files"/> and, after scanning the hard
+drives for an installer ISO image, select the USB device and choose an
+installation image.
+
</para>
</sect2>
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