Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

["Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>]

Hi,

i wrote about https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia :
> - It does not mention that superuser powers are needed for copying
>   to /dev/sdX and that a wrong substitute for X can spoil a big
>   spinning disk if present.

I did not pay enough attention to the preamble, which warns of the
danger to spoil a hard disk.
(The warning sign ought to be larger with blinking lights.)

But i still lack a good reason to link from XorrisoDdTarget to
DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia.


Max Nikulin wrote:
> From my point of view this kind of pages should have links to the Debian
> install manual and to the Debian CD FAQ

The installation manual overlaps with XorrisoDdTarget mainly by
  https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch04s03.en.html
but i don't think that this would help much a potential user of
xorriso-dd-target. It proposes what i deem too dangerous for the general
public.

The FAQ
  https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/
indeed offers extra information.
I will think about how to point to it and especially to
  https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify
which could put more emphasis on verification of USB sticks, especially
in its title
  "How can I verify the downloaded ISO images and written optical media?"
I'll think about a proposal which i can submit to debian-cd mailing list.

Maybe i should also mention how to make use of the file /md5sum.txt in
the ISOs.


Have a nice day :)

Thomas