Bug#935506: buster i386 and multiarch installer iso not found on usb stick during install
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: USB mbr+syslinux
Image version:
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-10.0.0-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 2019.08.22-23
Machine: dell precision 360; qemu-kvm
Processor: Pentium 4 2GHz
Memory: 2GB
Partitions: -
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
N/A
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [E]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
I tried to install using the method described here:
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.en.html#usb-copy-flexible
(At first, I tried to add the installer to an existing USB stick with
existing syslinux, but upon failure, I procured an empty (8GB) USB stick
and followed the installation instructions word-for-word).
The only difference I can think of compared to the above instructions is
that I created a new partition table with one 0C type partition.
The "CD" is not detected, I even if I specify the USB drive or partition
manually, or mount the USB partition manually and point to the ISO file
manually as the "device file for accessing the CD-ROM".
I tried both on bare metal on the intended system, and in kvm on Debian
Stretch and Ubuntu 18.04.
I tried the i386 and multiarch installers, but the amd64 version may
also be affected.
I can also upload a USB stick image (about 400MB compressed) to a server
for someone to download, if you cannot reproduce the error.
As a corollary, I must note, that even if I use the simple method of "cp
debian.iso /dev/sdX" to set up the USB stick, it does not automatically
recognise the CDROM: I must specify the /dev/sdX that refers to the USB
drive manually (but it does work after that). I only tried this on kvm.
Best regards:
Pallinger Péter
MTA SZTAKI DSD
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