Re: unable to install Debian using syslinux 4.05(stuck in "Load installer components from CD" step)
On Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:37:57 +0300, Martin T wrote:
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> Debian-Installer starts successfully and I'm able to specify locales and
> keyboard layout, but "Detect and mount CD-ROM" fails. If I start the
> ash("Execute a shell" option in Debian-Installer menu) and mount
> memory-stick FAT32 partition to /cdrom using BusyBox mount utility, I'm
> able to pass the "Detect and mount CD-ROM" step, but then I'm stuck in
> "Load installer components from CD". I even copied entire content of the
> debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso image to a
> "debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso_content" directory in memory-stick and then
> mounted this "debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso_content" directory to /cdrom
> using the Debian-Installer shell(goo.gl/v2OgU), but this didn't help
> either to pass the "Load installer components from CD" step.
I remember some messages about that error in this same mailing list but I
couldn't remember the workaround (if any), sorry :-P
Anyway, a quick Google has returned this:
cdrom-detect: Need a simple retry or delay to mount USB flash drives
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=667701
Not sure if it can be related :-?
> Any ideas how to proceed here? Am I doing something wrong?
Jump to a debug console to see what's happening in background.
Greetings,
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Camaleón
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