I am using Dell Inspiron E1505. Currently it has Windows XP and I wanted to install Debian Etch on it using the USB drive method.
I downloaded boot.img.gz from http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/rc1/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz and gunzipped it on a debian Etch machine and transferred the boot.img to the windows machine. I also downloaded http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso directly on the windows machine. Next I transferred boot.img, debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso onto a USB drive. Instructions on http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s04.html.en say that these two files are sufficient to start the installation process. However, I am unable to boot from the USB drive. I changed the boot sequence in the Bios and chose it boot from the USB drive. But the system always boots into windows and never boots from the USB drive. What am I missing here so that the machine boots from the USB drive and enable me to install Debian? thanks raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Click for free info on paralegal training and make up to $150K/ year http://tags.bluebottle.com/fc/KCuXzzVZ0OeygSMnEgdMIFI7qjo3rP/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
