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Re: unable to install Debian using syslinux 4.05(stuck in "Load installer components from CD" step)



On Sun, 2012-06-17 at 16:37 +0300, Martin T wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to install debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso from USB
> memory-stick. The problem is, that Debian-Installer is not able to
> "Detect and mount CD-ROM" during the installation process. The USB
> memory-stick is a 2GB model containing MBR and FAT32 file system:

The first thing I would do is :-

dd if=<debian.iso> of=/dev/<disk-not partition> bs=1M

to put the cd image onto your usb stick/pendrive.

(I think that is where you are going wrong.)

Boot your computer from this pendrive & it should see your pendrive as
the cdrom & work as expected.

HTH



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