[solved] Re: Can't add usb stick as installation media (was: Network install)
Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
> On Sun 01 Feb 2015 at 12:01:53 +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote:
>
>> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
>>
>> > 1. Boot into your Wheezy install and login as root.
>> >
>> > 2. Insert the USB stick. There should be a message on the screen giving
>> > you a device name. I get sdg.
>> >
>> > 3. The netinst is on the first partition, sdg1. Use dmesg to check. I
>> > have 'sdg: sdg1'.
>> >
>> > 4. I'll mount my partition:
>> >
>> > mount /dev/sdg1 /mnt
>> >
>> > I'm told it is mounted read-only.
>> >
>> > 5. Now I'll add the USB stick to /etc/apt/sources.list.
>> >
>> > apt-cdrom -m --no-auto-detect -d /mnt add
>> >
>> > I'm told the disc is scanned for index files and a new source list is
>> > written. I can check by looking at /etc/apt/sources.list. Edit the
>> > file to comment out all lines apart from this one.
>> >
>> > 6. apt-get update
>> >
>> > 7. apt-get install ppp
>> >
>> > 8. Tell us where you went wrong before. :)
>>
>>
>
> First, apt-get says it will install ppp and libcap0.8. When you say 'y'
> there are screen messages which at the end tell you to insert a disc in
> the drive 'media/cdrom'. What you do is mount /dev/sdX1 (X is a, b, etc)
> on media/cdrom.
That's the fundamental step I was missing! Now it's all right: ppp was
installed and the system can start its life downloading remaining packages from
internet. It is so possibile to do without cumbersome CD-ROMs and use an usb
stick instead, much more practical, to install Debian.
Thanks!!
Rodolfo
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