Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > Hi there, > > I am still struggling to create a USB key to install debian. I am following: > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#ftn.id318505 > > Steps: > - Pull in the USB key : SanDisk Corp. SDCZ2 Cruzer Mini Flash Drive (thin) > - Make sure it is not mounted (check status of 'df') > - Check dmesg status and retrieve dev number (/dev/sdb1 in my case) > - Clean partition: > $ sudo mkdosfs /dev/sdb1 >
That's unnecessary, as your whole disk will be replaced moments after. > - Copy boot.img.gz: > $ wget http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/hd-media/boot.img.gz > $ zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdb1 > You should copy the imagem to the disk, not to a partition: zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdb You'll probably need to be root to do that. > - When command return, check status of disk: > $ sudo cfdisk /dev/sdb1 > Partition tables also belong to the disk, not to the first partition, so you should run cfdisk /dev/sdb. -- Always try to do things in chronological order; it's less confusing that way. Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
