On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 15:51:13 +0200, Bzzzz wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:35:13 +0200
> roberto <robert...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I want to do dirty things with a Debian Wheezy usb-stick.
> 
> > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/
> > ^                                                             ^
> > My arch is i-386.                                             |
> >                                                               |
> > 1. Is it the correct page?------------------------------------+
> 
> It seems so

It only looks that way. These images are maintained by a different team
from the one which produces the CD (ISO) images. There is nothing wrong
with using them with a USB stick except extra work is needed. Newcomers
should follow your next piece of advice.
 
> > 2. Which file should I download? One of them or all of them?
> 
> None, you should use a regular iso: http://www.debian.org/distrib/
> and burn it directly on your stick 
> (dd if=myimagethatissooobioutifoultoutplein.iso of=/dev/sdX) and boot
> on the stick afterwards.
> 
> > 3. Can I just copy them onto my usb stick a boot from it to begin
> > the install?
> 
> No, they're not meant for that (except if you have a special program
> to correctly burn them directly on a stick).

Actually, the hd-media images are meant for that.


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