Re: Debian on a 32G USB flashdrive
On Sat 14 Jul 2012 at 18:43:59 -0400, Loic J. Duros wrote:
> I used Debian Wheezy net install to partition and install Debian on
> a 32G thumbdrive. The installation went well, and I was able to boot
> using Grub2. However, since I couldn't boot my regular hard drive
> debian install without the usb stick in, I have reset grub and now I
> can't boot in debian in the stick.
>
> The issue though is that I would like to use the USB stick on a
> computer that does not have grub or any GNU/Linux distro installed.
>
> Someone on #debian directed me towards extlinux/syslinux.
Use extlinux/syslinux by all means if you wish, but being able boot a
USB stick on any computer is certainly possible. I've done it at least
half a dozen times today. In brief, all that is needed is for GRUB to be
installed to the MBR of the stick and for /boot/grub/grub.cfg to reflect
the OS which is on the stick.
It might not be a bad idea for you to say what you did to get in this
situation. Exact commands used would be helpful. Also what do you mean
by 'reset grub'?
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