On 9/20/24 07:52, Richard Owlett wrote:
Having machines with different constraints I have downloaded DVD1 and
Netinst ISO's. I have flash drives with obsolete ISO's. For reference I
have [ https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb ] available.
Questions:
1. Do the flash drives require any prep?
I run a homebrew script that zeroes the dirty blocks, to prevent future
confusion.
[ Gparted gives warning messages on both. ]
Please post a console session if you desire comments.
2. I've casually followed recent discussion on appropriate dd options.
What was the conclusion?
What was the subject line {i have local copies}?
I suggest following the instructions given at the URL you cited, above.
3. Not having done a "from scratch" install recently, is there something
I haven't thought to ask?
If the target computer has a Wi-Fi adapter, but no Ethernet adapter,
firmware used to be an issue. It looks like the Debian 12 installer now
includes non-free firmware:
https://wiki.debian.org/Firmware
David
