Re: boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image
On Mon 16 Dec 2013 at 15:25:56 +0100, ha wrote:
> On 12/16/2013 12:45 PM, Brian wrote:
> >
> >Yes, using the hd-media kernel and initrd. Employing GRUB's loopback
> >feature with a netinst ISO is not possible at present.
>
> Can you please point me in the right direction?
Working mainly from memory:
Obtain the hd-media from
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/
Put vmlinuz and initrd.gz in a directory of your choice.
In grub.cfg put
menuentry "debian-netinst-iso" {
linux /<DIR>/vmlinuz priority=low
initrd /<DIR>/initrd.gz
}
You may, of course, add installer options to the 'linux' line.
Put the netinst ISO in <DIR>.
Boot, select entry, scan devices to find the ISO.
> It would be helpful if you could share any knowledge you might have
> on utilizing loop.ko module, mentioned in the bug report.
If I did have any knowledge I've forgotten most of it. :) In the end I
decided booting from an isohybrid on a USB stick was far more convenient
than whatever I devised, which may have involved remastering the ISO.
Perhaps the bug report indicates a way forward.
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