Re: Can't make writable USB thumbdrive installer anymore
On Wed 01 Feb 2017 at 16:06:59 +0000, David Griffith wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2017, solitone wrote:
>
> >Why don't you follow what explained here:
> >https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en
> >
> >It's a simple two command procedure:
> >
> ># cp debian.iso /dev/sdX
> ># sync
>
> I don't follow it because I want to be able to include a preseed file and
> assorted non-free firmware packages. I also want to include assorted other
> things that I like to put on a fresh machine.
The USB stick will have spare space for files on another partition. Your
objection is spurious and a non-starter.
> >As specified, this should work fine for most users. The other options are
> >more complex, mainly for people with specialised needs.
> >
> >Please notice that the image must be written to the whole-disk device and
> >not a partition, e.g. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1. This is also pointed out
> >in the liked web page.
>
> I followed those instruction and got the same results. I installed Wheezy on
> a spare machine. There I was able to create a writable flash drive
> installer that installs Jessie.
You used 'cp debian.iso /dev/sdX' and it didn't work? Is that what you
mean by "same results"?
--
Brian.
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