Re: Installing the installer
Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> writes:
> Yes, I know the subject line looks strange. It's intentional.
> I wish to do something not quite normal ;/
>
> I wish to "install" to an arbitrary ext2/ext4 partition in such a
> manner that:
> 1. Grub2 will recognize it as a legit OS.
> 2. if the partition is on a USB flash drive it will boot normally
> on suitable hardware.
> 3. all directories and files shall be modifiable.
>
> I had done
> xorriso -osirrox on:auto_chmod_on -overwrite nondir \
> -indev "/home/richard/Downloads/debian-9.1.0-i386-netinst.iso" \
> -extract / /media/richard/netinst1
>
> There were no error messages but Grub2's "update-grub" would not
> recognize it nor would my hardware boot it.
>
> I suspect there something of the boot process that I don't grok.
> Guidance please.
You want debootstrap. See
https://verahill.blogspot.com/2013/03/361-installing-debian-on-usb-stick-from.html,
for example.
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regards,
kushal
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