Re: how to install Lenny with hard drive

["Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 09:45:47PM +0100, Dominik ??erba wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 01:21:35PM -0700, Raquel wrote:
> >> On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:33:37 +0100 (CET)
> >> Dominik __erba <dono@wz.sk> wrote:
> >> > I want to install Debian testing from HDD. I can't install it from
> >> > CD/DVD because my DVD-ROM isn't working properly.
> >> > For this unusual installing I need to download: 1. installation
> >> > image 2. files hd-media/initr.gz and hd-media/vmlinuz . I've
> >> > downloaded the installation medium to the root directory. But I
> >> > can't find the right version of files initr.gz and vmlinuz. I
> >> > tried those files from the image, but an installation process
> >> > wasn't proper because it was finding the installation image on
> >> > CD-ROM. I tried some version of these files from
> >> > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current//images/hd-media/
> >> > but the installator said: versions of kernel (in image and file,
> >> > which I've downloaded) aren't the same, so the installation
> >> > process didn't work. I was finding these files but I still can't
> >> > install it from HDD. I hope, somebody can help me.
> >> > Thanks...
> >
> > The easiest way to get the images is to download the USB stick image,
> > then mount it loop and pull out what you need. So you end up needing
> > three files:  the kernel, an initrd.gz and an iso to put on the hard
> > drive for the installer to mount loop (which it will do automatically).
> >
> > I'm assuming that you don't just have a USB stick which the box can
> > boot.
> >
 
> But which files I have to download to install Debian testing?
> 

Keep the comments to the list.  I've cc'ed this so it goes back there.

OK, I haven't run 'testing' since Etch went stable, but here goes:

http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer

Then, since you want something other than a CD, use a daily-build, other
images, i386:

http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/

hd-media

get MANIFEST and MD5SUMS

then you see what you need:

boot.img.gz is an image for a 250 MB USB stick
and there's the kernel (vmlinuz) and initrd.gz

now, go back to the debian-installer page and get yourself a daily-build
netinst.iso file to put on your hard drive or USB stick.  That would be
debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso and grab that MD5SUMS file too to verify
your download.

Don't forget to get a copy of the installation manual by following the
links on the debian-installer page.

Doug.