Bug#969224: cdimage.debian.org: Error installing Debian 10.5 from flash stick with Extlinux
Please see the installation instructions:
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
It is not correct to pre-format your install media, and pre-copy other files
onto it, before copying the installation .iso
The correct instructions for writing a USB (or other) installation medium are in
section 4.3 of that installmanual.
In particular, the destination target of your dd command should be something
similar to /dev/sdb _NOT_ something like /dev/sdb1
--- and don't forget to `sync` after the dd.
If you still have trouble, seek help at the #debian IRC channel at oftc.net.
On Sat, 2020-08-29 at 17:10 +0300, Сергей Фёдоров wrote:
> Package: cdimage.debian.org
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks the whole system
>
>
>
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: bullseye/sid
> APT prefers unstable
> APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
>
> Kernel: Linux 5.7.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads)
> Locale: LANG=ru_RU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
> Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
> LSM: AppArmor: enabled
>
> Created a USB flach stick using the" gparted " MBR-partition table.
> GPT-partition table failed to get a working version of the Debian installation.
> Created an Ext4-partition and its label. Set the partition "boot" attribute.
>
> Created a bootable flash drive:
>
> # dd conv=notrunc bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/EXTLINUX/mbr. bin of=/dev/xxx
> where xxx is the name of the u-VA, for example, sdf.
> # extlinux --install "folder path" (for example " /media/u1/UP1/"), where" UP1 " is partition name
>
> For Debian 10.4 copied from a folder:
>
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.4/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/
> or from (for GTK)
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.4/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/
>
> vmlinuz
> initrd.gz
>
> and copied "debian-10.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
>
> or
>
> For Debian 10.5 copied from the folder:
>
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.5/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/
> or from (for GTK)
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.5/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/
>
> vmlinuz
> initrd.gz
>
> and copied "debian-10.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso»
>
> In both cases, when installing Debian from a flash drive, I received the message:
>
> Load installer components from an ISO installer.
>
> No modules were found. This pfobably is due to a mismatch between the kernel
> by this version of the installer and the kernel version available in the
> archieve.
>
> and the installation had to be stopped.
>
> For Debian 10.3 copied from the folder:
>
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.3/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/
> or from (for GTK)
> http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian10.3/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/gtk/
>
> vmlinuz
> initrd.gz
>
> and copied "debian-10.3.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso"
>
> and everything was established without problems.
>
> Copy Debian 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 to a USB stick in the device root, download
> with it, the installation of Debian passes without problems.
>
> For example:
>
> dd if="./debian-10.5.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso" of=/dev/xxx bs=1M status=progress
> where xxx is the name of the u-VA, for example, sdf.
>
> Installing Debian 10.3, 10.4, and 10.5 from a DVD does not cause these problems.
>
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