hi, i got the kernel and initrd.gz from here http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ and as written in the documentation, i copied an iso image in the USB. I didn't use the boot.img since i installed grub on the penstick. The problem is that the usb seems not probed and mounted so the installer can't find the iso. It should works out of the box or need some tuning in the initrd? Regards Sal