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2015-01-22 * Advise users not to use unetbootinSamuel Thibault
* Suggest win32diskimager as an alternativee to unetbootin * Explicitly list the netinst, CD-1 and DVD-1 images as "which image should I use" is a FAQ.
2014-12-17Installation-Guide:Karsten Merker
Add new conditionals (<arch=armel>, <arch=armhf> and <arch=arm64>) to allow distinguishing between the different arm architectures in Debian, and use them to fix the broken architure-dependent links in the "Where to Find Installation Images" section for armel/armhf.
2014-12-03Installation-Guide:Karsten Merker
Add a "Booting from a USB stick in u-boot" subsection in the "Booting the Installer on ARM" section.
2014-09-19Warn that one must copy hybrid images on whole USB sticks, not just a ↵Samuel Thibault
partition. Closes: #762024.
2014-08-26Change "regular installer" into "text-based installer", since Holger Wansing
the meaning of "regular installer" might be confusing now (in the past the text-based installer was the 'regular' one, now the graphical installer is the default, and people might understand it as if the graphical installer is now the 'regular' one). So better don't use "regular installer" anymore.
2014-08-25You can even copy a DVD image on big USB sticks, whenHolger Wansing
using 'The flexible way'
2014-08-05Remove/change mentions of Linux 2.6 kernels, since we have a default 3.x ↵Holger Wansing
kernel (since Wheezy)
2014-05-19installation-guide:Karsten Merker
Add location information for the armmp flavor to the "Where to Find Installation Images" section.
2014-03-20installation-guide:Karsten Merker
Disable the references to the Thecus N2100 and the GLAN Tank in the "Where to Find Installation Images" section. Both are Intel iop32-based systems which are not supported in Jessie anymore.
2013-05-21Get rid of tapes on s390(x).Philipp Kern
2013-04-30Switch from dhcp3-server to isc-dhcp-serverSamuel Thibault
Thanks Salvatore Bonaccorso for the report. Closes: #706103.
2013-01-06add missing parameter /mnt to the umount exampleMiroslav Kure
2012-12-27Explain how to include firmware or packages on a USB stick built by hand.Samuel Thibault
2012-12-27harmonize section titles about booting from linux/dos with lilo/loadlinSamuel Thibault
2012-11-23Correct info about from first CD installable desktop environments (and ↵Holger Wansing
default environment): M en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml
2012-10-14 * Remove references to businesscard images, which are no more. Thanks BrianSamuel Thibault
Potkin for the patch.
2012-09-17Paragraphs that reference firmware-related issues should not be included in ↵Christian Perrier
the s390 manual
2012-09-15Fix some spaces in conditional paragraphs:Holger Wansing
M en/install-methods/official-cdrom.xml
2012-09-09Amended the "Official Debian GNU/Linux CD/DVD-ROM Sets" sectionKarsten Merker
(CD1 without network mirror too small for a full GNOME/KDE install).
2012-08-29Document support for LaCie NASes. Closes: #686128Martin Michlmayr
2012-08-26 * official-cdrom: Add link to CD FaQ. Thanks Holger Wansing and RichardSamuel Thibault
Owlett for the heads-up. Closes: #280348.
2012-08-07Mention DreamPlug in the appropriate lists of supported hardware.Ian Campbell
2012-07-15Mention the name of the package containing install-mbrSamuel Thibault
2012-07-04Fix flexible USB key documentation detailsSamuel Thibault
* Document that flexible-built USB keys do not show the boot menu by default, and document how to enable it. Thanks Filipus Klutiero for the report. Closes: #666105. * Document that installing an MBR is needed to get a bootable USB key.
2012-07-04* Remove heading / from pxelinux.0, it seems to pose problem with someSamuel Thibault
implementations. Thanks Ulrich Krause for the report.
2012-06-06Simply use cp instead of dd to prepare USB stick. Make it clearer how we ↵Samuel Thibault
expect users to write CDs to USB sticks.
2012-04-071 gb USB key now needed for hd-media. Closes: #666090Joey Hess
2012-03-29Update list of supported ARM devices.Martin Michlmayr
2012-02-21Advise to make sure the stick is unmounted.Samuel Thibault
2012-02-21Use dd of= instead of cat >, to save users who use sudo. Closes: #660776.Samuel Thibault
2011-06-10Update powerpc's copy of documentation for copying ISO file on USB keys.Samuel Thibault
2011-06-10Make it clear that the ISO file needs to be copied to the USB key.Samuel Thibault
2011-01-08Updated USB stick documentation to describe the much simpler, moreJoey Hess
flexible, and likely more robust use of isohybrid images. All i386 and amd64 ISO images are now isohybrid.
2010-12-23 * Fix default tftp directory from /var/lib/tftpboot to /srv/tftp, thanksSamuel Thibault
Charles Plessy (Closes: Bug#606725).
2010-11-04Fix "/etc/init.d/dhcpd3-server" typo (should beColin Watson
/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server), and unfuzzy all translations (LP: #666726).
2010-10-28Loadlin preparation is copying directories, not files.Samuel Thibault
2010-10-28Fix graphical boot options.Samuel Thibault
2010-10-08Change many occurences of 'Debian' into &debian;.Holger Wansing
This run is in the english version, other languages will follow.
2010-10-04Factorize periodSamuel Thibault
2010-09-25Remove obsolete informationChristian Perrier
2010-09-25Remove obsolete reference to the replicator packageChristian Perrier
Closes: #597983
2010-09-20Rename debian entity to debian-gnu.Samuel Thibault
2010-09-18Swap few paragraphs to make the text flow logical againMiroslav Kure
2010-09-16fix typoSamuel Thibault
2010-09-16Fix typo.Samuel Thibault
2010-09-15add documentation for piggybacking formware onto hybrid mini.iso usb stickJoey Hess
2010-09-15Update USB stick documentation to reflect isohybird mini.iso files, as ↵Joey Hess
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.
2010-09-05 * Document booting from DOS (Closes: Bug#518808).Samuel Thibault
2010-02-24Drop requirement for TFTP server support of 'tsize' option for PXE bootingFrans Pop
As of Lenny syslinux no longer requires that the TFTP server supports the 'tsize' option (see #570273). With thanks to Ferenc Wagner.
2010-02-22Update information on setting up a TFTP serverFrans Pop
tftpd-hpa can be run using inetd, but also as an independent daemon. Mention that and remove some of the technical detail as it should be set up correctly by default when installing the package.