Bug#696737: Info received (Bug#696737: installation-reports: my pc is rc950. when i cat ISO image > /dev/myUSBstick (dd'd before with /dev/zero) then after sync and eject and reboot ivgot syslinux.bin missing or corrupt. after load from Flexible way created USB with fat16 then it show nothing)

[dbd <vobla-metro@yandex.ru>]

Hello there

Im experimented with syslinux on my USB stick. As result, nothing new. 
But im choosen grub2 instead of syslinux. I am installed grub2 on my USB 
stick, created grub.cfg with next:
menuentry "debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso" {
  loopback loop /debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
  linux (loop)/install.386/vmlinuz
  initrd (loop)/install.386/initrd.gz
}

and happily booted installer from USB! Hurray!!!

P.S.

links:
* 
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/booting-from-usb-drive-but-only-in-fat16-4175432257/
* http://aptosid.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=printview&t=1826&start=0
* 
http://www.wallix.org/2011/11/02/automatic-installation-of-debian-squeeze-from-a-usb-flash-drive/
* http://www.panticz.de/MultiBootUSB

instructions how to create a MultiBootUSB with grub2 and any debian ISO:
1. insert your USB stick
2. check 'dmesg' output for info about your USB stick
3. type in console # fdisk /dev/sdb (last label is depend on your 
'dmesg' output)
4. in fdisk: d, n, p, 1, 200, enter, w (200 is a space in begin of your 
USB stick for grub2)
5. in console: mkfs.vfat -E 32 /dev/sdb (as root)
6. create folder /mnt/1, mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/1
7. in console: grub-install --force --root-directory=/mnt/1 --no-floppy
8. nano /mnt/1/boot/grub/grub.cfg
9. put this:
menuentry "debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso" {
  loopback loop /debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
  linux (loop)/install.386/vmlinuz
  initrd (loop)/install.386/initrd.gz
}
10. save (Ctrl+o, enter, Ctrl+c)
11. copy debian-6.0.6-amd64-i386-netinst.iso to /mnt/1
12. umount /dev/sdb1
13. ready! u can test result by typing in console: qemu /dev/sdb (only 
if qemu installed)

thanks

dmitry