On 13/09/10 08:04, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Javier Barroso wrote: >> Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from >> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are >> links to the correct ftp site: >> For i386 for example: >> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-cd/ >> > yes, but... > > 1. looks like these have been updated since my inquiry (when I > downloaded things, vmlinuz and initrd in the /hd-media directory were > dated 7/23, today they're dated 9/10 - so they look consistent with > the iso images I downloaded), but... > > 2. looks like I may have uncovered a but in the USB installer, after > booting itself and starting up, it goes and looks for a .iso image - > BUT it looks on the hard drives, not the USB stick - and, of course, > doesn't find it > > Anybody understand the installer well enough to tell me how to tell it > to look on the USB stick (which seems to be /dev/sdc1 and mounted as > /hd-media). > > Thanks, > > Miles > > >
If all else fails try "INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=/dev/whatever" as an install parameter. I have just tested the install (with the net iso) - I had no problem - takes two passes to find the iso on /dev/sda1 though... Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
