Re: minimal files needed for USB install
ledatica acitadel wrote:
I am a novice at Linux and was reading on how to use a USB drive for
basic boot. The installation info is pretty nice except that i could not
find the few basic files needed. I found a copy of the syslinux file but
could not find the syslinux.cfg file nor the vmlinuz and initrd.gz file.
I was also looking for the boot.image.gz file which I couldn't find
either. It would be nice if someone would add a link under the usb
installation doc file -
http://www.debian.com/releases/stable/i386/ch04s04.html.en - whwere a
novice like me can download the minimal files, copy them to USB and go
on to install the rerst from the netwok.
I just booted Etch from a USB disk.
I changed directory to where I wanted the installer CD iso file and:
zsync
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso.zsync
then:
wodim -v dev=ATA:1,1,0 blank=fast debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
(change the dev= to your hardware)
to burn a CD-RW.
This I booted with:
install noapic vga=791
It installed Etch on a USB disk, installed grub and booted into that disk.
Hugo
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