Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Javier Barroso wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Miles Fidelman
> <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>  wrote:
>    
> > Javier Barroso wrote:
> >      
> > > Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from
> > > http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html  ? There are
> > > links to the correct ftp site:
> > > For i386 for example:
> > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-cd/
> > >
> > >        
> > yes, but...
> >
> > 1. looks like these have been updated since my inquiry (when I downloaded
> > things, vmlinuz and initrd in the /hd-media directory were dated 7/23, today
> > they're dated 9/10 - so they look consistent with the iso images I
> > downloaded), but...
> >
> > 2. looks like I may have uncovered a but in the USB installer, after booting
> > itself and starting up, it goes and looks for a .iso image - BUT it looks on
> > the hard drives, not the USB stick - and, of course, doesn't find it
> >
> > Anybody understand the installer well enough to tell me how to tell it to
> > look on the USB stick (which seems to be /dev/sdc1 and mounted as
> > /hd-media).
> >      
> Seems like it is a bug [1] , you could ask in debian-boot where they
> has a full understanding about the system.
>
>    
Ahhh... so there is a list for this!  Thanks!

p.s., I did file a bug report.

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