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| author | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2013-02-01 18:26:08 +0000 |
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| committer | Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> | 2013-02-01 18:26:08 +0000 |
| commit | 763faa9f790e9fe04f50b14d9e5584c062b48aa4 (patch) | |
| tree | a643329d91d7a5196fc4252f1ce39b1c55659654 | |
| parent | 52eceff5a88fb600a485db6d74d86f0a0bdecba4 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-763faa9f790e9fe04f50b14d9e5584c062b48aa4.zip | |
Explain one can use a USB stick while having booted another way. Closes: #692309.
| -rw-r--r-- | debian/changelog | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml | 8 |
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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 71b63e188..f9cb58a9f 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ installation-guide (2013XXXX) UNRELEASED; urgency=low and explain how setting an empty root password leads to sudo being installed. Closes: #692314. * Explain how to include firmware or packages on a USB stick built by hand. + * Explain one can use a USB stick while having booted another + way. Closes: #692309. [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ] * Fix typo in network configuration preseed example snipped diff --git a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml index 76e34ab4b..b5680caa8 100644 --- a/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml +++ b/en/preparing/bios-setup/i386.xml @@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ In particular if you use an isohybrid CD/DVD image on a USB stick <quote>USB CDROM</quote> helps on some BIOSes which will not boot from a USB stick in USB harddisk mode.</phrase> +</para><para> + +If you cannot manipulate the BIOS to boot directly from a USB stick you +still have the option of using an ISO copied to the stick. Boot &d-i; +using <xref linkend="boot-drive-files"/> and, after scanning the hard +drives for an installer ISO image, select the USB device and choose an +installation image. + </para> </sect2> |