Re: install from tiny CD
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:41:24PM +0800, linux china wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Victor Padro <vpadro@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 11:53 PM, Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki@gmail.com>
> >> 2009/3/14 linux china <chinalinux@gmail.com>
> >>> The debian 5.0 has a tiny CD installation method, I downloaded these
> >>> files
> >>>
> >>> cdrom/debian-cd_info.tar.gz ? ? -- isolinux config files for CD
> >>> cdrom/initrd.gz ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- initrd for use with isolinux to build
> >>> a CD
> >>> cdrom/vmlinuz ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -- kernel for use with isolinux to build
> >>> a CD
> >>>
> >>> But I dont' know how to make a iso with these files, Do I need to
> >>> uncompress the debian-cd_info.tgz and how about initrd.gz, I 'm
> >>> guessing to specify vmlinuz as the boot file when making the iso, do
> >>> you have any guide to make this iso image?
> >>
> >> I believe there's a netinst iso for that to save you from the hassle.
> >> http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
> > From http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst:
> >
> > "Instead of getting a full 650MB CD image, you just download a CD image file
> > which contains the bare essentials necessary to install the rest. It is
> > necessary to have access to a CD recorder in order to use this. The
> > following are image files which are up to 180?MB in size, making them
> > suitable for writing to small CD-R(W) media, 80?mm/3.1" in diameter"
> >
> > and:
> >
> > "The following are image files which are up to 40?MB in size, making them
> > suitable for writing to business card-shaped CDs (available in differing
> > sizes, e.g. 58?75?mm/2.3?3" in diameter)"
> >
> > Umarzuki is right you should install Debian using the net install method,
> > it's easier.
> >
> > Here is some info for what you requested:
> > http://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst#verysmall
> > and:
> > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
> > please read.
>> but all these docs don't tell me how to make the iso file for tiny CD
> from the files downloaded.
There is only one file to download, the particular .iso file you need,
as suggested the netinst.iso.
Once you have the .iso file, you use whatever software you want on
whatever computer you want to burn that .iso to a CD.
Doug.
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