Successfully installed Lenny using this method last night. The only post-installation tweak was to comment out the cd-rom line in /etc/apt/sources.list so aptitude doesn't try to look at the usb memory stick when looking for updates.
Other than that she worked like a charm. Mark On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:38 AM, Jochen Schulz <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote: > Mark: > > > > - used "shred" command to blank memory stick > > - used GParted to create 2 partitions: (1) a 1 GB FAT16 partition that I > > made bootable via Manage Flags; (2) the remainder (~6.6 GB) I formatted > to > > ext3 > > - followed the instructions here > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en for the FAT16 > > partition. > > - unmounted FAT16 partition, then mounted ext3 partition and copied dvd > .iso > > image into ext3 partition > > > > Booted from the USB stick and the Debian installer began. Didn't install > > yet (just tested to see if it booted to the .iso and it looks like it > > started okay) but I anticipate this working when I try to install > tonight. > > Thanks for sharing this. I would have thought d-i doesn't find the ISO > that way. Very useful to know. > > J. > -- > At night I go to the kitchen; specifically, the knife drawer. > [Agree] [Disagree] > <http://www.slowlydownward.com/NODATA/data_enter2.html> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkp72dwACgkQ+AfZydWK2zkk5gCfeihyeoIfuoJyzPufUyBQXHEy > uLQAnjOR8aA7+wDAw73BlZJKcDFC1ua+ > =Rnid > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >
