Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 06/09/2024 14:53, Thomas Schmitt wrote: i wrote: I let xorriso-dd-target use bs=1M oflag=dsync Max Nikulin wrote: May too small bs value cause write multiplication if internal flash erasure block size is much larger? [...] My concern is wearing, Is there evidence that sync size a sma

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 06/09/2024 14:53, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Jeff wrote: I've run into this situation (more than once)... `dd` fails to write a bootable image with a block size of 1M. But using a block size of 512 results in a bootable image. It used to happen regularly on arm dev boards, like BeagleBoards and Cu

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, i wrote: > > I let xorriso-dd-target use > >bs=1M oflag=dsync Max Nikulin wrote: > May too small bs value cause write multiplication if internal flash erasure > block size is much larger? [...] My concern is wearing, Is there evidence that sync size a smaller than such an internal size i

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Thu, Sep 5, 2024 at 10:51 PM Max Nikulin wrote: > > On 05/09/2024 16:25, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > I let xorriso-dd-target use > >bs=1M oflag=dsync > > May too small bs value cause write multiplication if internal flash > erasure block size is much larger? I have seen claims that it can be

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 05/09/2024 16:25, Thomas Schmitt wrote: I let xorriso-dd-target use bs=1M oflag=dsync May too small bs value cause write multiplication if internal flash erasure block size is much larger? I have seen claims that it can be e.g. 12M

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Thu, Sep 05, 2024 at 11:25:33AM +0200, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > This is exactly why I'm always trying to "sell" the "oflag=sync" option of > > dd. You are going to write each block exactly once, then plop the medium > > out. So whithout, it'll take you 10 sec,

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > This is exactly why I'm always trying to "sell" the "oflag=sync" option of > dd. You are going to write each block exactly once, then plop the medium > out. So whithout, it'll take you 10 sec, with it'll take you as much. But > it's more transparent with, because with

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 08:31:09PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 08:30:03PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: [...] > > This is exactly why I'm always trying to "sell" the "oflag=sync" option of > > dd [...] > It's a waste of time but if you make it happy you do you. Please

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 03/09/2024 00:11, The Wanderer wrote: On 2024-09-02 at 12:51, Lee wrote: On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 5:25 AM Thomas Schmitt wrote: MS-Windows can eject a stick ? [...] (Sorry i could not refrain from this nonsense :)) but it isn't nonsense. Welcome to the world of Windowz, where one 'ejects

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 08:30:03PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:49:03PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:11:24PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > I have always treated the *nix equivalent to "eject", for the purpose of > a USB flash drive, as being

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Franco Martelli wrote: > I was testing the procedure in a virtual machine, the first "gpg --keyserver > keyring.debian.org ..." command fails because I hadn't imported the public > keys. Hm. I expected that --keyserver keyring.debian.org would avoid the need for importing keys to the local

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 03/09/24 at 18:45, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, due to popular resistence i created a new wiki page https://wiki.debian.org/VerifyISOImage with the content which i would propose to https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify Regrettably i was unable to mimick the bullet list paragraphs of the F

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Max Nikulin wrote: > "shellcheck -e SC2006" (to silence complains concerning ``) suggests double > quotes around "$file" > sum_from_file=`dd if=$file bs=2048 count=$blocks | $checksummer | head -1 | > awk '{print $1}'` Indeed. Some variable evaluations slipped through unquoted. Two others are

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Wed, Sep 04, 2024 at 12:57:52 +, David wrote: > On Wed, 4 Sept 2024 at 11:03, Max Nikulin wrote: > > On 04/09/2024 15:17, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > > In /tmp/check_debian_iso line 153: > > sum_from_file=`dd if=$file bs=2048 count=$blocks | $checksummer | head > > -1 | awk '{print $1}'` > >

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Wed, 4 Sept 2024 at 11:03, Max Nikulin wrote: > On 04/09/2024 15:17, Thomas Schmitt wrote: > In /tmp/check_debian_iso line 153: > sum_from_file=`dd if=$file bs=2048 count=$blocks | $checksummer | head > -1 | awk '{print $1}'` > ^---^ SC2086 (info): Double quote to prevent

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 04/09/2024 15:17, Thomas Schmitt wrote: I tried "*" for bullet list. But it works only for a single line, not for a multi-line text paragraph as on https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify I do not see anything special there. I have tried to convert to a bullet a random paragraph from the n

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Max Nikulin wrote: > Do you mean something like > ? > * Item > {{{ > code > }}} I tried "*" for bullet list. But it works only for a single line, not for a multi-line text paragraph as on https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify I wr

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 03/09/2024 23:45, Thomas Schmitt wrote: due to popular resistence i created a new wiki page https://wiki.debian.org/VerifyISOImage [...] Regrettably i was unable to mimick the bullet list paragraphs of the FAQ Do you mean something like

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 9/3/24 01:07, David Wright wrote: Well, I might expect you to use a command something like: # dd bs=1M if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/stdout count=N | sha512sum This is the default for dd, so you don't have to specify it. I mean, it doesn't hurt i

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, due to popular resistence i created a new wiki page https://wiki.debian.org/VerifyISOImage with the content which i would propose to https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#verify Regrettably i was unable to mimick the bullet list paragraphs of the FAQ, so that i had to change the text for a more

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, On 02/09/24 at 22:32, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, Franco Martelli wrote: What you wrote in that section it's so searched/wanted by newcomers that it's a pity that it's published as a section into "XorrisoDdTarget". Actually it is not the first time that i felt the urge to describe the SHA

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Mon 02 Sep 2024 at 11:16:53 (-0400), Michael Stone wrote: > On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 09:58:22AM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 09:59:47PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > > On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 03/09/2024 03:32, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Franco Martelli wrote: consider to move that to a new wiki page with a title that sounds like: "Verify authenticity of a Debian downloaded ISO image". [...] But i think there are some issues to address: - How to generally advertise this page ? Link

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Franco Martelli wrote: > What you wrote in that section it's so searched/wanted by newcomers that > it's a pity that it's published as a section into "XorrisoDdTarget". Actually it is not the first time that i felt the urge to describe the SHA and PGP verification: https://wiki.debian.org/

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 9/2/24 13:11, The Wanderer wrote: I have always treated the *nix equivalent to "eject", for the purpose of a USB flash drive, as being 'umount /path/to/mount/location' - which, if I'm not mistaken, does include an implicit sync operation. Thunar has "Safely Remove", which not only does sync

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 02/09/24 at 13:01, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, i added a new section https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget#How_to_verify_the_result instead of a mere link because i deem the Debian instructions too scattered for being suitable for already puzzled and stressed users. I would appreciate che

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:49:03PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:11:24PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > I have always treated the *nix equivalent to "eject", for the purpose of > > a USB flash drive, as being 'umount /path/to/mount/location' - which, if > > I'm not mistak

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Mon, Sep 02, 2024 at 01:11:24PM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: I have always treated the *nix equivalent to "eject", for the purpose of a USB flash drive, as being 'umount /path/to/mount/location' - which, if I'm not mistaken, does include an implicit sync operation. Yes. Windows actually does h

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 2024-09-02 at 12:51, Lee wrote: > On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 5:25 AM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Lee wrote: >> >>> Oops.. I wrote to the stick using the Cygwin cp on an >>> MS-Windows machine, so I'm guessing the damage was done even >>> before ejecting the stick. >> >> MS-Windows can ej

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Mon, Sep 2, 2024 at 5:25 AM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > Hi, > > Lee wrote: > > Oops.. I wrote to the stick using the Cygwin cp on an MS-Windows > > machine, so I'm guessing the damage was done even before ejecting the > > stick. > > MS-Windows can eject a stick ? > xorriso silently fails to do so

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

> That sounds like really bad hardware. Mind to share manufacturer name > and model name ? > > (I have a 2 GB Intenso model "USB", a 4 GB SanDisk Cruzer, > a 8 GB Corsair Flash Voyager, and a 128 GB Intenso Ultra Line. > They all are more than 5 years old. I use them rarely, except for the > Cor

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 05:20:41PM +0200, Hans wrote: So your command line would read … # … … Cheers, David. I believe, instead of using dd for copying to the usb-stick, one might want to use dcfldd for it. dcfldd is en enhanced version of dd with hashsum check during copy. It was created

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 09:58:22AM -0500, David Wright wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 09:59:47PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > >

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 31/08/2024 14:07, Thomas Schmitt wrote: https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget Disclaimer: I prefer non-destructive way of making bootable media. For UEFI it is just copying files, for BIOS it requires some commands like syslinux and editing of grub configuration. Perhaps I just have not

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Hans wrote: > What I meant is more a desciption, > why xorriso-dd-target is better than dd or dcfldd. xorriso-dd-target is effectively a frontend to lsblk, umount, and dd. Insofar i deem dd to be sufficient but not necessarily superior to other programs which can copy data to a USB stick or m

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

> I've had some thumb drives die and that might be the cause. Have you noticed > any patterns? > > -- > Your pretended fear lest error might step in is like the man who > would keep all wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. >-- Oliver Cro

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 9/2/24 07:23, Hans wrote: A little side effect of this was, that some manufacturers obviously do not like ext2/3/4 format (to which the usb-stick were reformatted). After about 10th to 15th time of reformate, they died (memory segments got lost). Others I already during years are reformatted a

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi Thomas, > That's the actual topic of that wiki page. > Just scroll up and read it from start. maybe I did not express myself well enough. What I meant is more a desciption, why xorriso-dd-target is better than dd or dcfldd. Just a little comparision, which advantages your way got or disadva

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Hans wrote: > Maybe you might want to add a suggestion for readers, which might be the > best way, to get an ISO to an usb-stick? That's the actual topic of that wiki page. Just scroll up and read it from start. > The debian manual suggests using the "dd" command and claims, not to use > Ru

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Am Montag, 2. September 2024, 13:01:43 CEST schrieb Thomas Schmitt: > Hi, > > i added a new section > https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget#How_to_verify_the_result > instead of a mere link because i deem the Debian instructions too > scattered for being suitable for already puzzled and stress

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, i added a new section https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget#How_to_verify_the_result instead of a mere link because i deem the Debian instructions too scattered for being suitable for already puzzled and stressed users. I would appreciate checkreading of this new section by interested bys

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, i wrote about https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia : > - It does not mention that superuser powers are needed for copying > to /dev/sdX and that a wrong substitute for X can spoil a big > spinning disk if present. I did not pay enough attention to the preamble, which war

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, i wrote: > >https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget Max Nikulin wrote: > Is there a reason why the page is not cross-linked with > ? After skimming over that page, i see problems: - It links to https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-i

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Lee wrote: > Oops.. I wrote to the stick using the Cygwin cp on an MS-Windows > machine, so I'm guessing the damage was done even before ejecting the > stick. MS-Windows can eject a stick ? xorriso silently fails to do so: xorriso -outdev stdio:/dev/sdc -eject out (Sorry i could not refr

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Max Nikulin wrote: > Thomas, are you intentionally linking raw man page instead of a > formatted > one [[DebianMan:xorriso-dd-target|xorriso-dd-target(1)]]? Once it was intentional, when the package was only in Debian Testing and no Debian online man page existed. Now i changed it to your lin

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM Thomas Schmitt wrote: > > Hi, > > Lee wrote: > > [...] I'd spin my wheels trying to > > figure out what's wrong and not too much later say f*kkit and boot off > > my just written USB drive. > > [...] > > $ check_debian_iso SHA512SUMS debian-12.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso /d

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 31/08/2024 14:07, Thomas Schmitt wrote: i add my two cents: https://wiki.debian.org/XorrisoDdTarget Thomas, are you intentionally linking raw man page instead of a formatted one [[DebianMan:xorriso-dd-target|xorriso-dd-target(1)]]? Is there a reason why the page is not cross-linked wit

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 9/1/24 06:15, Greg Wooledge wrote: On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 01:19:45 -0700, David Christensen wrote: On 8/31/24 23:16, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:15 PM David Christensen wrote: On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do w

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, Lee wrote: > [...] I'd spin my wheels trying to > figure out what's wrong and not too much later say f*kkit and boot off > my just written USB drive. > [...] > $ check_debian_iso SHA512SUMS debian-12.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso /dev/sdb > ... > 661651456 bytes (662 MB, 631 MiB) copied, 7.11874 s, 92

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun, Sep 1, 2024 at 10:59 AM David Wright wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 09:59:47PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > > On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: > > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > > > > > > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

David Wright composed on 2024-09-01 12:06 (UTC-0500): > On Sun 01 Sep 2024 at 17:20:41 (+0200), Hans wrote: >>> So your command line would read … >>> >>> # … … >> I believe, instead of using dd for copying to the usb-stick, one might want >> to >> use dcfldd for it. >> dcfldd is en enhance

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun 01 Sep 2024 at 17:20:41 (+0200), Hans wrote: > > So your command line would read … > > > > # … … > > I believe, instead of using dd for copying to the usb-stick, one might want > to > use dcfldd for it. > > dcfldd is en enhanced version of dd with hashsum check during copy. It was >

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

> So your command line would read … > > # … … > > Cheers, > David. I believe, instead of using dd for copying to the usb-stick, one might want to use dcfldd for it. dcfldd is en enhanced version of dd with hashsum check during copy. It was created for forensic matters, where no data may hav

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

> On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 09:59:47PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > > On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > > > > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > > > with an .iso? > > > > > > > > Can it be coverted to

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 01:31:28PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: I plug in a USB stick (which will get completely overwritten), check from the logs what its device name is (/dev/sdX), then, as root, execute: # dd bs=1M if=debian…amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdX # sync and wait for the prompt af

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 01:19:45 -0700, David Christensen wrote: > On 8/31/24 23:16, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:15 PM David Christensen wrote: > > > On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > > > with an .iso? >

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Lee wrote: > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? > > > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? > > https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch04s03.en.html > > # cp debian.iso /dev/sdX You missed the nex

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 8/31/24 23:16, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:15 PM David Christensen wrote: On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? When I input that string into a computer running Debian, it produces an error message: 20

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, David Wright wrote: > > The disadvantage of this method is how to check the USB has a good copy. Gene Heskett wrote: > Why should that be difficult? Just do a sha### sum on the device itself. The difficulty is that media often are willing to hand out more bytes than were written when copying

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:15 PM David Christensen < dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? > > When I input that string into a computer running Debian, it produces an > error message: > > 2024-0

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 8/31/24 23:00, David Wright wrote: On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? Can it be coverted to a USB. How? https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch04s03.e

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 15:20:46 (-0700), David Christensen wrote: > On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? > > When I input that string into a computer running Debian, it produces > an error message: > > 2024-08-31 13:07:57 dpchris

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat 31 Aug 2024 at 14:09:45 (-0400), Lee wrote: > On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? > > > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? > > https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch04s03.en.html > > # cp de

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 5:20 PM john doe wrote: > On 8/31/24 05:48, John Conover wrote: > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? A .iso file is a disk image file stored it ISO 9660 file format. An iso is essentially and image of a CD or DVD. You can burn the iso

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 8/30/24 20:48, John Conover wrote: What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? When I input that string into a computer running Debian, it produces an error message: 2024-08-31 13:07:57 dpchrist@laalaa ~ $ echo $PS1 ; cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a \n\D{%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On August 30, 2024 8:48:38 PM PDT, cono...@panix.com wrote: > >What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do >with an .iso? > >Can it be coverted to a USB. How? > A netinst iso is just a smaller iso to install Debian. It doesn't have the full desktop or everything the DVD and regular iso has. You

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Sat, Aug 31, 2024 at 1:31 AM John Conover wrote: > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > with an .iso? > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/ch04s03.en.html # cp debian.iso /dev/sdX

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On 8/31/24 05:48, John Conover wrote: What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? You have enough data in the iso file to start a Debian installation, most of the PKGs will be fetched from the internet. Can it be coverted to a USB. How? cp . -- John Doe

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Fri, Aug 30, 2024 at 11:53:26PM -0500, David Wright wrote: > On Fri 30 Aug 2024 at 20:48:38 (-0700), John Conover wrote: > > > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > > with an .iso? > > > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? > > I plug in a USB stick (which will get completely overw

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

Hi, John Conover wrote: > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? I had some difficulties to parse these questions. Since others read them as question how to make a bootable USB stick from a netinst ISO image, i add my two cents: https://

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Saturday, 31-08-2024 at 13:48 cono...@panix.com (john conover) wrote: > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > with an .iso? > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? I used to use cp # cp my-iso-file.iso /dev/sde   (where the USB was /dev/sde) However today I used gnome-multi-writer

Re: Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

On Fri 30 Aug 2024 at 20:48:38 (-0700), John Conover wrote: > > What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do > with an .iso? > > Can it be coverted to a USB. How? I plug in a USB stick (which will get completely overwritten), check from the logs what its device name is (/dev/sdX), then, as root

Usage: "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso"

What does a "debian ... amd64-netinst.iso" do with an .iso? Can it be coverted to a USB. How? Thanks, John -- John Conover, cono...@panix.com, http://www.johncon.com/