Bug#769996: debian-installer: Possible help text for win32diskimager users
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 06:04:20AM +0100, nodiscc wrote:
>
> Hello, here is a short text that can be used in the documentation:
>
> * download win32diskimager from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/, unpack the archive and run Win32DiskImager.exe
> * in the "Image file" area, select the .iso debian installer iage you downloaded from debian.org
> * in the "Device" area, select the drive letter for the USB drive you want to use as an installation media
> * you may have to format the USB drive first to affect a drive letter to it
> * Click "Write". **All data present on the USB drive will be erased!**
>
> Thanks!
Proposal:
--- manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (revision 69458)
+++ manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (working copy)
@@ -178,4 +178,32 @@
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="usb-prepare-windows">
+ <title>Creating USB-stick Debian-installer under Windows</title>
+<para>
+
+Download win32diskimager from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/,
+unpack the archive and run Win32DiskImager.exe
+
+</para><para>
+
+In the "Image file" area,
+select the .iso installer image you downloaded.
+
+</para><para>
+
+In the "Device" area,
+select the drive letter for the USB drive
+you want to use as an installation media.
+
+</para><para>
+
+You may have to format the USB drive first
+to affect a drive letter to it.
+Click "Write". **All data present on the USB drive will be erased!**
+
+</para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
Attached the same patch.
Reason for not tagging with 'patch' is because I have build the manual.
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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Index: manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
===================================================================
--- manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (revision 69458)
+++ manual/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml (working copy)
@@ -178,4 +178,32 @@
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="usb-prepare-windows">
+ <title>Creating USB-stick Debian-installer under Windows</title>
+<para>
+
+Download win32diskimager from http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/,
+unpack the archive and run Win32DiskImager.exe
+
+</para><para>
+
+In the "Image file" area,
+select the .iso installer image you downloaded.
+
+</para><para>
+
+In the "Device" area,
+select the drive letter for the USB drive
+you want to use as an installation media.
+
+</para><para>
+
+You may have to format the USB drive first
+to affect a drive letter to it.
+Click "Write". **All data present on the USB drive will be erased!**
+
+</para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
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