Hi Kent, It's much easier to write the image to the USB stick using the dd command instead:
# dd if=debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=1M This should give you a working install stick. --Robert On Fri, May 11, 2018, 12:12 Kent West <we...@acu.edu> wrote: > I have a Dell Latitude E7250 laptop. I'm trying to install Debian to it > using a USB stick. > > I've tried both of these .ISOs: > > debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso > debian-buster-DI-alpha2-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso > > I used my desktop Debian box to download these via Firefox from > https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/ > > I inserted a USB stick, and ran: > > # sudo cp debian-9.4.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso /dev/sdc > > as per the instructions at https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb > > I then ejected the USB stick from my desktop Debian box, and inserted it > into the laptop, and then booted the laptop to the USB stick. > > The graphical install does not seem to recognize the trackpad (which is > recognized in the laptop's EFI firmware settings, so I know it works), but > that's a minor issue, as I can tinker with that later, and just use the > keyboard to install for now. > > The real problem is that after going through the first three or four > screens, the install halts, complaining about not being able to read the > CD-ROM. > > Googling the issue suggested a couple of possible fixes, but I've had no > success yet. > > Any help? > > Thanks! > > > > -- > Kent West <")))>< > Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com >
