On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 07:16:43PM +0200, Gunther Stammwitz wrote: > Hello Debian-BOOT-gurus, > > I'd like to boot from an usb-stick and start the debian-installer in > order to install from network (ftp). > > So far I've been able to extract the rescue.bin from the 1.44M disks to > the usb-stick and run syslinux to make it bootable. Extracting?
> Everything is fine until the installer asks me to insert the root-disk. > The stick works like a floppy disk when choosing BOOT-FROM-ZIP. > How can I add the root.bin and maybe the 5 driver-disks to my usb-stick? First build the installer for "normal" purpose, then tweak the build proces for "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" purpose. > > > It would be an alternative to create a partition table and treat it like > a harddisk. just KISS > > Thanks for your help, > Gunther > Geert Stappers -- Keep It Simple Stupid -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]