Installing Debian on a Minnowboard Turbot with installer on USB stick?

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>]

Does anyone have experience installing Debian on a Minnowboard Turbot?

I have a dual-core, single ethernet, Turbot.  I’m able to install Debian (Buster) from a physical DVD, but when I dd the installer .iso to a USB stick, and try to install from the stick, the Turbot’s firmware doesn’t see the stick as a bootable medium.

If I install (using the physical DVD in a USB connected DVD drive) to a USB stick, that USB stick (the one I installed to) will boot fine.  So it’s not that it just can’t boot from a USB stick.

The documentation isn’t entirely clear, but I *think* the Turbot’s boot firmware is UEFI-only.  Would that make a difference?

It seems odd that the exact same bits should be seen as bootable when presented on a DVD, but not when presented on a USB stick…

Thanks for any help!
Rick