On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malate...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 7:40 PM, James Stuckey <jhstuc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm trying to use a usb key as installation media. I followed the >> instructions given here earlier but Unetbootin but did not produce a >> bootable stick. When trying to boot with that stick I get an error that says >> "No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found". I tried running it again >> but that didn't work either. There seems to be lots of *notes* about >> creating bootable usb sticks scattered around various places, but none of >> the ones I have read give complete information. Is anyone who knows how this >> is done willing to write instructions? >> >> I'm not subscribed to the debian-user list. Please reply to my e-mail >> address. >> > > I used the simple solution you were previously suggested: > > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#ftn.id318505 > > It did work pretty well for me. The tricky part is to understand that > zcat should be applied on the whole filesystem, not the first > partition: > > zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX > > which is not: > > zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX1
BTW make sure to umount the usb key first. http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/446 -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlkti=dk2ih5h5c_bkgf_fmwdagdceenochfbe_p...@mail.gmail.com
