On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Mark <mamar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I hadn't tried to make a bootable Lenny usb memory stick in a few months > and now cannot seem to make the stick bootable by following the instructions > here > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-flexibleand > using the files here > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/. > Tried various usb 1 GB sticks to test on, and added the official 5.0.2 cd > .iso file (my understanding is the .iso is independent of the boot files on > the usb memory stick). > > I've used an existing Lenny installation and just added the dosfstools and > syslinux packages so they should be the latest versions, in addition to > trying an Ubuntu Live CD and neither has worked. This procedure seems > simple, what am I doing wrong? Files currently on the usb memory stick I'm > trying to make bootable (I used "shred" to blank the drive before formatting > to FAT16 so no old files hanging around): > > debian-502-i386-CD-1.iso > initrd.gz > syslinux.cfg > vmlinuz > > Plus the .sys file syslinux put on there, that is locked. > > Contents of syslinux.cfg: > > default vmlinuz > append initrd=initrd.gz > > > Thanks for any ideas. > Mark > > > to start from the simple dumb things: you did remember to install the boot loader into the MBR?
Stuart
