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diff --git a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml index 9815ac2eb..a0087d5f8 100644 --- a/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml +++ b/en/install-methods/boot-usb-files.xml @@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ on your USB stick. See </para><para> -Alternatively, -for very small USB sticks, only a few megabytes in size, you can download -the &netboot-mini-iso; image from the <filename>netboot</filename> -directory (at the location mentioned in <xref linkend="where-files"/>). - -</para><para> - The installation image you choose should be written directly to the USB stick, overwriting its current contents. For example, when using an existing GNU/Linux system, the image file can be written to a USB stick @@ -59,6 +52,12 @@ as follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted: <prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>sync</userinput> </screen></informalexample> +Simply writing the installation image to USB like this should work fine +for most users. For special needs there is this +<ulink url="https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/CreateUSBMedia">wiki page</ulink>. + +</para><para> + Information about how to do this on other operating systems can be found in the <ulink url="&url-debian-cd-faq-write-usb;">Debian CD FAQ</ulink>. @@ -68,145 +67,8 @@ The image must be written to the whole-disk device and not a partition, e.g. /dev/sdb and not /dev/sdb1. Do not use tools like <command>unetbootin</command> which alter the image. -</para></important><important><para> - -Simply writing the installation image to USB like this should work fine -for most users. The other options below are more complex, mainly for -people with specialised needs. - </para></important> -<para> - -The hybrid image on the stick does not occupy all the storage space, so -it may be worth considering using the free space to hold firmware files -or packages or any other files of your choice. This could be useful if -you have only one stick or just want to keep everything you need on one -device. - -</para><para> - -To do so, use cfdisk or any other partitioning tool to create an additional -partition on the stick. Then create a (FAT) filesystem on the partition, -mount it and copy or unpack the firmware onto it, for example with: - -<informalexample><screen> -# mkdosfs -n FIRMWARE /dev/sdX3 -# mount /dev/<replaceable>sdX3</replaceable> /mnt -# cd /mnt -# tar zxvf <replaceable>/path/to/</replaceable>firmware.tar.gz -# cd / -# umount /mnt -</screen></informalexample> - -Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The -<command>mkdosfs</command> command is contained in the -<classname>dosfstools</classname> &debian; package. - -</para><note><para arch="not-s390"> - -If you have chosen the <filename>mini.iso</filename> to be written to the USB -stick, the second partition doesn't have to be created, as - -very nicely - it will already be present. Unplugging and replugging the -USB stick should make the two partitions visible. - -</para></note> - - - - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="usb-copy-easy" condition="manual-usb-prep-supported"> - <title>Manually copying files to the USB stick</title> -<para> - -Prior to isohybrid technology being used for &debian; installation images, the -methods documented in the chapters below were used to prepare media for -booting from USB devices. -These have been superseded by the technique in <xref linkend="usb-copy-isohybrid"/>, -but have been left here for educational and historical purposes and in case they -are useful to some user. - -</para><para> - -An alternative to the method described in -<xref linkend="usb-copy-isohybrid"/> is to manually copy -the installer files, and also an installation image to the stick. -Note that the USB stick should be at least 1 GB in size (smaller -setups are possible using the files from netboot, following -<xref linkend="usb-copy-flexible"/>). - -</para><para> - -There is an all-in-one file &hdmedia-boot-img; -which contains all the installer files (including the -kernel)<phrase arch="x86"> as well as <classname>syslinux</classname> and its -configuration file</phrase>. - -</para><note><para> - -Note that, although convenient, this method does have one major -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. - -</para></note><para arch="x86"> - -Simply extract this image directly to your USB stick: - -<informalexample><screen> -# zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable> -</screen></informalexample> - -</para> - -<!-- -<para arch="powerpc"> - -Create a partition of type "Apple_Bootstrap" on your USB stick using -<command>mac-fdisk</command>'s <userinput>C</userinput> command and -extract the image directly to that: - -<informalexample><screen> -# zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable> -</screen></informalexample> - -</para> ---> - -<para> - -After that, mount the USB memory stick -<phrase arch="x86">(<userinput>mount -/dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>),</phrase> -<phrase arch="powerpc">(<userinput>mount -/dev/<replaceable>sdX2</replaceable> /mnt</userinput>),</phrase> -which will now have -<phrase arch="x86">a FAT filesystem</phrase> -<phrase arch="powerpc">an HFS filesystem</phrase> -on it, and copy a &debian; ISO image (netinst or full CD; see -<xref linkend="official-cdrom"/>) to it. -Unmount the stick (<userinput>umount /mnt</userinput>) and you are done. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 id="usb-copy-flexible" condition="manual-usb-prep-supported"> - <title>Manually copying files to the USB stick — the flexible way</title> -<para> - -If you like more flexibility or just want to know what's going on, you -should use the following method to put the files on your stick. One -advantage of using this method is that — if the capacity of your -USB stick is large enough — you have the option of copying any -ISO image, even a DVD image, to it. - -</para> - -&usb-setup-x86.xml; -&usb-setup-powerpc.xml; - </sect2> </sect1> |