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| author | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2010-09-15 23:20:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> | 2010-09-15 23:20:35 +0000 |
| commit | 0a5713657b400202aa7181c56879d92e6999967a (patch) | |
| tree | 57cb3bdf4f986dca5be208a1f3a7c0b3542981f5 /en/install-methods | |
| parent | 333390f17c44d39b999ca97f017131f397c41538 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-0a5713657b400202aa7181c56879d92e6999967a.zip | |
Update USB stick documentation to reflect isohybird mini.iso files, as generated by debian-installer >= 20100913.
This is very suboptimal, the USB stuff is a dreadful mess and needs a
complete rewrite, but hopefully isohybrid full CD images will obsolte it
later.
Diffstat (limited to 'en/install-methods')
| -rw-r--r-- | en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml | 39 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index f8c948147..e2fc9af18 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -4,26 +4,39 @@ <sect1 condition="bootable-usb" id="boot-usb-files"> <title>Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting</title> -<para> +<para><para arch="x86"> There are two installation methods possible when booting from USB stick. -The first is to install completely from the network. The second is to -also copy a CD image onto the USB stick and use that as a source for -packages, possibly in combination with a mirror. This second method is -the more common. +The first is to only use the USB stick to boot the installer, and then +install completely from the network. The second is to also copy a CD image +onto the USB stick and use that as a source for packages, possibly in +combination with a mirror. -</para><para> +</para><para arch="x86"> + +To prepare a USB stick that only boots the installer, which then proceeds +to install entirely from the network, you'll need to download the +<filename>mini.iso</filename> image from the <filename>netboot</filename> +directory (at the location mentioned in <xref linkend="where-files"/>), and +write this file directly to the USB stick, overwriting its current contents. + +</para><para arch="x86"> + +For example, when using an existing GNU/Linux system, the +<filename>mini.iso</filename> file can be written to a USB stick as follows: + +<informalexample><screen> +# cat mini.iso > /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable> +</screen></informalexample> -For the first installation method you'll need to download an installer -image from the <filename>netboot</filename> directory (at the location -mentioned in <xref linkend="where-files"/>) and use the -<quote>flexible way</quote> explained below to copy the files to the USB -stick. +This method will work with very small USB sticks, only a few megabytes in +size. </para><para> -Installation images for the second installation method can be found in -the <filename>hd-media</filename> directory and either the <quote>easy +To prepare a USB stick that installs packages from a CD image included +on the stick, use the installer images found in the +<filename>hd-media</filename> directory. Either the <quote>easy way</quote> or the <quote>flexible way</quote> can be used to copy the image to the USB stick. For this installation method you will also need to download a CD image. The installation image and the CD image must be |