On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 07:00 +0100, Miguel Figueiredo wrote: > On 17-09-2014 21:22, Prekates Alexandros wrote: > > Package: installation-guide-amd64 > > Severity: normal > > > > In Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide in section 4.3.1 Preparing a USB stick > > using a hybrid CD or DVD image [1] > > it says: > > > > # cp debian.iso /dev/sdX > > # sync > > > > Unfortunately i used /dev/sdb1 spenting a couple of hours > > trying to figure out why my mobo would boot my usb flash with > > the debian image resulting in the thread: > > ''USB bootable debian stick wont boot on 890FXA-GD65 mobo''[2] > > in the debian-user list where after some messages a friend send > > me an analytical example [3] understanding my error which in short > > was that i wrote the image to a partition not to the whole drive. > > > > So i think that it'd be helpfull the aforementioned 4.3.1 paragraph > > to have a warning of caution to use the name of disk not partition. > > > > I know that in better days with less fatique and more time i could have > > think of my mistake but under pressure i blindly followed the manual > > substituting the 'X' with what ever i like. > > > I've took a look to the text and to be honest it seems OK. > sdX it's a common nomenclature in *nix-world, the paragraph uses the > term USB stick and not partition. > On top of the page/chapter (4.3) there's the explanation for the > nomenclature used, see: > > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch04s03.html > > "[...] When the USB stick is inserted, it will be mapped to a device > named /dev/sdX, where the “X” is a letter in the range a-z. [...]" > > > Nevertheless if you really feel the instructions can be improved, here's > a proposal using "USB stick device" (added "device"): > > > Index: install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml > =================================================================== > --- install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (revisão 69341) > +++ install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (cópia de trabalho) > @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ > The CD or DVD image you choose should be written directly to the USB > stick, > overwriting its current contents. For example, when using an existing > GNU/Linux system, the CD or DVD image file can be written to a USB stick > -as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted: > +device as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted: > <informalexample><screen> > <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>cp <replaceable>debian.iso</replaceable> > /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable></userinput> > I think that's a subtle change that won't help. As people are still making this mistake, I would suggest explicitly saying "The image must be written to the whole-disk device and not a partition, e.g. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1." Ben. -- Ben Hutchings The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. - Anne Morrow Lindberg
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