On Fri 14 Apr 2017 at 20:02:11 -0400, songbird wrote: > what i would do for grins is unplug the > devices other than the SSD and the installation > media and then do a base system (simple install > - not expert) and see what the installer does > detect and writes in the fstab and grub menu > (it may even boot). you may then use those
This is cargo cult. simple install=some control of d-i. expert install=total control of d-i. In both cases the OP does not want to install a boot loader to the device. -- Brian.