Re: UN-[SOLVED] Lenny Installation from USB Memory stick using DVD .iso image

[Mark <mamarcac@gmail.com>]

That's what "syslinux /dev/sdX1" does yes?  I followed the
instructions verbatim, if more needs to be done let me know.

Mark

On 7/31/09, S Scharf <ss11223@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Mark <mamarcac@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I hadn't tried to make a bootable Lenny usb memory stick in a few months
>> and now cannot seem to make the stick bootable by following the
>> instructions
>> here
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-flexibleand
>> using the files here
>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/.
>> Tried various usb 1 GB sticks to test on, and added the official 5.0.2 cd
>> .iso file (my understanding is the .iso is independent of the boot files
>> on
>> the usb memory stick).
>>
>> I've used an existing Lenny installation and just added the dosfstools and
>> syslinux packages so they should be the latest versions, in addition to
>> trying an Ubuntu Live CD and neither has worked.  This procedure seems
>> simple, what am I doing wrong?  Files currently on the usb memory stick
>> I'm
>> trying to make bootable (I used "shred" to blank the drive before
>> formatting
>> to FAT16 so no old files hanging around):
>>
>>     debian-502-i386-CD-1.iso
>>     initrd.gz
>>     syslinux.cfg
>>     vmlinuz
>>
>> Plus the .sys file syslinux put on there, that is locked.
>>
>> Contents of syslinux.cfg:
>>
>> default vmlinuz
>> append initrd=initrd.gz
>>
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas.
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
> to start from the simple dumb things: you did remember to install the boot
> loader into the MBR?
>
> Stuart
>