Re: Conviently having netinst.iso on a 32GB flash drive

[songbird <songbird@anthive.com>]

Thomas Schmitt wrote:
> songbird wrote:
...
>> i have two versions of it now, but it was a five years ago and
>> i don't recall if i made the changes or got a new version from
>> the author.  :)
>
> Your request for a dry-run mode was fulfilled by a new version:
>   https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/03/msg01268.html
> which needed a fix because of a misleading program message:
>   https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/03/msg01270.html
> That's the version which is still available as
>   http://scdbackup.webframe.org/make_isombr_part.c
>   MD5 dd3e1a16e9593f908a1ce9ec848fd929
>
> (My local version is slightly younger and seems to have been augmented
> for being able to determine the USB stick size on FreeBSD, too. Dunno
> whether this was for real use or just some finger exercises for myself.)
>
>
>>   3. add boot loader (syslinux)
>
> Why this step ?
> The ISO brings a SYSLINUX/ISOLINUX boot loader for legacy BIOS (and GRUB
> for EFI). The MBR of the ISO hops onto the ISOLINUX boot image which then
> brings up the SYSLINUX boot menu.
>
> What negative effect did you see when not performing this step 3 ?

  now i've gone and checked to make sure i am using the same
version as above and i am so those edits were all done by you
and not me.  *whew!*

  i updated my notes to put a question next to that step so
that if i go to use the program again i'll get the answer to 
that question, but i have to say that i've now been through two
different machines since then and it may have been something
i did to get around some strange bios issue from back then
which may not apply any more.

  next time i get to a widget store i'll pick up an extra
USB stick and see what happens - they usually have them for
not much and i should always have an extra one around 
anyways.


  songbird