Re: installing debian 10 without a cd and without usb but could use ethernet
On Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 11:08:56 -0800, Dan Hitt wrote:
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> Now, Brian said that "the installer's initrd does not contain a loop
> module", so that would indicate that if i want to use
> debian-10.7.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, i'll need to get it on the disk
> (presumably by just unpacking it somewhere --- prior to booting, i can loop
> mount it and copy it to a 'real' directory), and then modifying
> /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/initrd.gz to be paths that grub understands. Or,
> maybe the debootstrap method Bastien suggests would be good.
You can manipulate debian-10.7.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso in whatever way
you want. It will still not be loop mounted by hd-media.
You are heading off into the wild, blue yonder.
--
Brian.
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