Re: image download with jigdo

[Klaus Jantzen <k.d.jantzen@t-online.de>]

On 01/09/2014 01:59 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I successfully used jigdo-lite to generate an image for
>>
>> debian-7.3.0-amd64-DVD-10 and for
>> debian-update-7.3.0-amd64-DVD-1
>>
>> I also successfully burned the appropriate DVDs.
>>
>> The only problem is, they do not start when starting or restarting the
>> PC. (The boot sequence is correctly set so that the dvd drive is tried
>> first).
>>
>> Is there anything I could have done incorrectly?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> You've quite probably downloaded and burnt them correctly. It's just
> that neither of those images is *meant* to be bootable. That's your
> problem. If you want to boot an installation DVD, you want
> debian-7.3.0-amd64-DVD-1 (i.e. the first in the sequence).
> 

Thanks for the quick reply with the essential information.

Then what would one do with the image thus created?

For me that seems to be too much hassle, so I downloaded the  netinstall
cd and that works.

-- 
K.D.J.