On Thu 11 May 2017 at 23:04:29 +0200, deloptes wrote: > Błażej Popławski wrote: > > > I have a laptop which allows for booting from USB sticks but not from > > internal SD card reader. > > Is it possible to install Debian on SD card with /boot catalog and > > bootloader on USB stick in such a way that it would work? I mean: boot > > Debian from USB stick, but the whole system will be installed and will run > > from SD card inserted > > in internal SD card reader? > > I've found such solution for Ubuntu > > (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot > > <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot=>FromSD) and I'm wondering if it > > will work for Debian. > > You need the bootloader on the usb stick (grub). The bootloader would pass > the loading of the kernel and initrd to the device where it is located. So > it is advisable to put your boot directory on the usb stick as well. When > you create the initrd, you should enable/include the drivers for the card > reader, so that the boot process may find the root file system and start > init/systemd
Would creating an initrd really be necessary? -- Brian.
