On Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:42:31 +0800, Benimaur Gao wrote: > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:05 AM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Okay, then how do you expect to run "any" command from the installer >> itself? :-? > alt+F2, F3... can always work, it's useful to change to other tty > console, so I can input these commands.. Yes, but only a small set of commands are available in this stage for debugging purposes rather to "rsync" the uninstalled system :-) >> There's a documented method for doing that: >> >> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-isohybrid >> >> Did you run the above commands? (note that "dd" is not needed anymore) >> >> Also, what version are you installing (stable, testing...)? > Okay, I will read the docs later. Install guide is the first to read because there could have been changes from a release to another. > Is there anything wrong to create a bootable usb by dd? I don't know > clearly about that.. No, that's also possible. >>> //if this succeed, then I can chroot into the new 'system', install >>> the kernel and grub, etc. >>> I always use this way to install OS... >> >> First time I read something like that, sorry :-). I always install as >> usual, by following the on-screen instructions. > > I've used such way to install the system for my collegures several > times. If there were no usb or any bootable media at hand. I would take > apart their hard disk, and install them to my machine as a slave disk. > Then I can easily install system on their disk either by debootstrap or > copy my system to their disk.. > This method always works fine for me before :p (...) Yup, but then you may find useful this other doc just in case you're missing something else: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/apds03.html.en Anyway, if you are working from the installer your scope will be very limited. I would install a small bare system and then replicate/clone to another disk/system by means of rsync or clonezilla-alike tools. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ju17oe$5et$2...@dough.gmane.org
