Re: boot from USB and install debian using grub2 and netinstall debian iso image
> 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.
When you refer to the isohybrid image you mean the CD image that is
simply dd-ed to the USB? This is not preferable, as USB that can store
8, 16 or even 32 GB is wasted because of only 3,2,1 GB or even less.
> Perhaps the bug report indicates a way forward.
>
>
Thanks. I also managet to find this (I think I'm referencing you :-)):
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user/448888
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.user/448990
Regarding the bug report...
It has severity "whishlist", so I assume it will not be solved any time
soon. However, apart from solving the problem, I have issues that I
would like to discuss.
E.g.
Several years ago I had a problem that reminds me to this one. I tried
to automate the debian installer, and actually did it using netbooting.
However, I never managed to do it completely locally - using just .iso
image and configuration file from my USB (without remastering). I hope
that solving the bug 724931 will also allow d-i to use preseed file
stored locally. Perhaps there are some security issues here that will
postpone the solution further (like, we are asking to see something
outside chroot/jail environment)? Anyway, please point me in the
direction where to find/discuss such things (as I assume this is not the
right place, as only two of us are discussing it)?
Thanks for your time and help.
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