Re: Installing Debian from USB stick

[Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com>]

Jordan Metzmeier wrote:
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> On 08/13/2010 11:59 AM, Kousik Maiti wrote:
> > Try this
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> > http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
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> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 9:08 PM, James Stuckey <jhstuckey@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Could someone please provide me with directions for installing Debian from
> > > a usb stick?
> > >
> > > Please reply to my address as I'm not subscribed to the debian-user list.


> I am a regular help on the Debian IRC channel, and I can say that I am
> not sure unetbootin works for anyone. I have tested once myself, and I
> had the same issue has the floods of users on IRC. "failed to find cdrom
> devices". For this reason, we push the usb installation method
> documented in the install guide.
>
> I replied with a link to the install guide chapter to this thread once
> already (this is a dupe).


You need to use the cheat code: 'rootdelay=10' it gives more time to 
find the file system, I install Debian and all kinds of other Distros, 
unetbootin works good, you need to use the cheat code.
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Jimmy Johnson

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