Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-06-02 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Jun 2015 at 17:22:40 -0700, Charles Chambers wrote: > > 1. Create a second partition with fdisk or cfdisk. > > Done. By default, fdisk created a Type 83 partition. I added > "mkfs.ext2 /dev/sdc2" after physically removing/reinserting the drive > to give it a file system. This causes

Install from writeable USB

2015-06-01 Thread Charles Chambers
Subject: Re: Install from writeable USB From: Brian Date: 06/01/2015 06:19 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Your first post was to debian-user. Your reply was sent to debian-boot, where most people on this list will not see it. The reply has been made visible by bouncing it to -user. Please

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-06-01 Thread Brian
Your first post was to debian-user. Your reply was sent to debian-boot, where most people on this list will not see it. The reply has been made visible by bouncing it to -user. Please ensure any further mails come here. On Sun 31 May 2015 at 16:48:51 -0700, Charles wrote: > The results from > >

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-06-01 Thread Charles
On Sun 31 May 2015 at 13:56:30 -0700, Charles wrote: > Correct. Sorry, I'm a little frustrated. Let's see what we can do to remove the frustration You are so kind . > Two directions: > > 1) I've found lots of solutions regarding how to refer the install process > to > a URL (web server).

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-05-31 Thread Brian
On Sun 31 May 2015 at 13:56:30 -0700, Charles wrote: > Correct. Sorry, I'm a little frustrated. Let's see what we can do to remove the frustration > Two directions: > > 1) I've found lots of solutions regarding how to refer the install process > to > a URL (web server). This is a bit of an

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-05-31 Thread Charles
Re: Install from writeable USB To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Install from writeable USB From: Brian Date: Sun, 31 May 2015 20:25:13 +0100 Message-id: <31052015201122.ad69d8aa6...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk> In-reply-to: <556b58fb.1020...@gmail.com> References: &l

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-05-31 Thread Brian
On Sun 31 May 2015 at 11:54:51 -0700, Charles Chambers wrote: > I have a set of Dell Optiplex 620's for which I'd like to install Debian > entirely hands off from a writeable USB stick. It would seem to me that > preseeding would figure into this process. All USB sticks are writable. Please expl

Re: Install from writeable USB

2015-05-31 Thread Sven Arvidsson
On Sun, 2015-05-31 at 11:54 -0700, Charles Chambers wrote: > Hi, All: > > I have a set of Dell Optiplex 620's for which I'd like to install Debian > entirely hands off from a writeable USB stick. It would seem to me that > preseeding would figure into this process. > > The problem I'm running in

Install from writeable USB

2015-05-31 Thread Charles Chambers
Hi, All: I have a set of Dell Optiplex 620's for which I'd like to install Debian entirely hands off from a writeable USB stick. It would seem to me that preseeding would figure into this process. The problem I'm running into is that the isohybrid images are write only (when you dd them to a USB