Mark:
>
> - used "shred" command to blank memory stick
> - used GParted to create 2 partitions: (1) a 1 GB FAT16 partition that I
> made bootable via Manage Flags; (2) the remainder (~6.6 GB) I formatted to
> ext3
> - followed the instructions here
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en for the FAT16
> partition.
> - unmounted FAT16 partition, then mounted ext3 partition and copied dvd .iso
> image into ext3 partition
>
> Booted from the USB stick and the Debian installer began. Didn't install
> yet (just tested to see if it booted to the .iso and it looks like it
> started okay) but I anticipate this working when I try to install tonight.
Thanks for sharing this. I would have thought d-i doesn't find the ISO
that way. Very useful to know.
J.
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