1 gb USB key now needed for hd-media. Closes: #666090

3 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8432e93e8..6d2ba7e2d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ installation-guide (2011xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Joey Hess ]
   * Remove dead link to Phoenix large disk BIOS faq. Closes: #638268
   * Add a pointer to the unofficial non-free CDs with firmware.
+  * 1 gb USB key now needed for hd-media. Closes: #666090
 
  -- Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org>  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:47:50 +0100
 
diff --git a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
index 63ced6508..01b12677c 100644
--- a/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
+++ b/en/howto/installation-howto.xml
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ on the memory stick. This works because Debian CD images are
 </para><para condition="isohybrid-unsupported">
 
 The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download
-<filename>hd-media/boot.img.gz</filename>, and use gunzip to extract the 256 MB
+<filename>hd-media/boot.img.gz</filename>, and use gunzip to extract the 1 GB
 image from that file. Write this image directly to your memory stick, which
-must be at least 256 mb in size. Of course this will destroy anything already
+must be at least 1 GB in size. Of course this will destroy anything already
 on the memory stick. Then mount the memory stick, which will now have a FAT
 filesystem on it. Next, download a &debian; netinst CD image, and copy that file
 to the memory stick; any filename is ok as long as it ends in
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
index a4873ca4a..9d00a52da 100644
--- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
+++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted:
 
 An alternative way to set up your USB stick is to manually copy
 the installer files, and also a CD image to it.
-Note that the USB stick should be at least 256 MB in size (smaller
+Note that the USB stick should be at least 1 GB in size (smaller
 setups are possible if you follow <xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>).
 
 </para><para>
@@ -102,12 +102,10 @@ configuration file</phrase>.
 </para><para>
 
 Note that, although convenient, this method does have one major
-disadvantage: the logical size of the device will be limited to 256 MB,
+disadvantage: the logical size of the device will be limited to 1 GB,
 even if the capacity of the USB stick is larger. You will need to
 repartition the USB stick and create new file systems to get its full
 capacity back if you ever want to use it for some different purpose.
-A second disadvantage is that you cannot copy a full CD image onto
-the USB stick, but only the smaller businesscard or netinst CD images.
 
 </para><para arch="x86">
 
@@ -137,7 +135,7 @@ After that, mount the USB memory stick
 which will now have
 <phrase arch="x86">a FAT filesystem</phrase>
 <phrase arch="powerpc">an HFS filesystem</phrase>
-on it, and copy a &debian; netinst or businesscard ISO image to it.
+on it, and copy a &debian; ISO image (netinst, businesscard, or full CD) to it.
 Unmount the stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>) and you are done.
 
 </para>