Re: Install Report: Buster Weekly Build on Intel NUC (NUC8I5BEK1)

[Carl <carlf@panix.com>]

On 2/7/19 1:34 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Carl Fink wrote:
> > First I used unetbootin to create a Testing (Buster) netinstall USB drive.
> This is deprecated by
>    https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb
>
> "Please note, that Debian advises not using "unetbootin" for this task.
>   It can cause difficult-to-diagnose problems with booting and installing,
>   so is not recommended."
>
> Rather copy the ISO image flatly to the base device file of the USB stick.
> The FAQ proposes
>
>    cp <file> <device>
>
> or
>
>    dd if=<file> of=<device> bs=4M; sync
>
> (<device> has to be e.g. /dev/sdc, not a partition device like /dev/sdc1.)

Hi, Thomas,

Actually, I did that too (the cp version, and also tried catting the image
to the device). I didn't put every detail in the original message because,
well, I have a bad memory and I was tired.
> > You also have to turn on legacy boot, of course, to boot from the USB drive.
> The ISOs do have boot entries for EFI from DVD and from USB stick.
> Probably unetbootin did not copy the EFI System Partition from the ISO.
Happened with every way of making the install drive, though.
> Have a nice day :)

Same to you!

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Carl Fink
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