Bug#868338: DVD Install

[Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>]

Hi Charles,

On Fri, Jul 14, 2017 at 08:49:54AM -0700, Charles Chambers wrote:
>
>
>Package: installation-reports
>
>Boot method: <DVD boot>
>Image version: Debian-9.0.0-amd64-DVD-1
>Date: <7/3/17 @ 06:00>
>
>Machine: <Dell Optiplex 620 midtower>
>Processor:  Dual Pentium 3.00 ghz
>Memory: 2gb
>Partitions: </dev/sda1 root filesystem; /dev/sdb1 swap partition>
>Base System Installation Checklist:
>[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
>
>Initial boot:           [ E]
>
>I'm still attempting an offline installation.  I'm connecting up a // Gear Head
>8X DVD Mobile Slim External Drive 8XDVDEXT // to an installed system, cycling
>the drive to insert the first DVD, and then connecting the USB DVD drive to the
>target computer and attempting to boot the computer to the USB Device.
>
>It worked fine on the earlier versions of Debian 8.x.  Now, the drive reads the
>DVD, but doesn't recognize it as bootable media.  The computer doesn't give me
>the option to boot to USB Device.

Is your computer set up to boot via BIOS or UEFI? If the latter, have
you disabled Secure Boot?

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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
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