Re: Partial success and strange partial failure -was [Re: Physically have install DVD set. Want ISO's from which they came.]
On 02/03/14 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote:
> Brian wrote:
>> On Sat 01 Mar 2014 at 14:38:14 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> Created myiso1.iso from Wheezy(7.1) DVD 1 of 10 using dd and then
>>> used dd to copy it to a USB flash drive.
>>>
>>> I was able to boot from the flash drive and do several installs
>>> (different DE's).
>>>
>>> *HOWEVER* I can *NOT* mount the flash drive to view files. Tried
>>
>> d-i knows how to mount the ISO (otherwise all your installs would have
>> failed). Now - what does it know that you don't? :)
>>
>
> You be only one claiming omniscience ;/
>
>
For some reason your posts have broken threads and I can't find the
first one. :/
>From memory you said you'd created a large CD, but didn't say whether
you used the iso9660 or udf filesystem, and then dded it to a Flash key
- in which case the Flash key will have an iso or udf file system as the
first slice, and the remaining space will be un-used.
Have you tried mounting the key "-t iso9660" or udf?
NOTE: d-i will "see" the Flash key as an iso image if my understanding
of what you're doing is correct - which means it's already mounted when
you try and "view the files". Try running the mount command and seeing
if it's already mounted - if not use the "-o loop -t $isoORudf" to mount
the key. You don't say *when* you try to mount it (during the install?)
or how.
Have you considered just formatting the key with ext and copying the
install isos to it - then using GRUB to make it bootable?
GRUB can boot the first iso in any Debian release, the Debian installer
can load additional iso images (apt-cdrom).
Kind regards
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