Re: Installation media
On Wed 18 Jun 2014 at 17:17:47 +0200, berenger.morel@neutralite.org wrote:
> There were a lot of replies, and I have seen that you succeeded ( at
> least partially ) in installation, but for completeness, here is the
> easiest solution when you are starting from windows:
> http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
>
> IIRC, it is a software with a graphical interface which downloads
> ISOs and copy them on a USB key.
Debian doesn't offer any advice to Windows users wanting to boot an
image from USB. LiLi is a decent solution for them to use, as is
Win32DiskImager.
> Another solution doable from windows, more complex but more powerful
> is detailed in the manual, here:
>
> 4.3.3. Manually copying files to the USB stick — the flexible way
> ( https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html )
>
> It have the advantage of being doable from every system, and allows
> you to boot various ISOs if the distros provides you the correct
> hd-media/whatever file.
The instructions for "Manually copying files to the USB stick — the
flexible way" require access to a Linux machine to be carried out. For
Windows users the following adaptation should work:
Copy the hd-media vmlinuz and initrd.gz to a USB stick. Copy a Debian
ISO to the stick. Install syslinux (using syslinx.exe) to its MBR.
Write a syslinux configuration.
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