Re: Installation media

2014-06-20 Thread Brian
On Wed 18 Jun 2014 at 21:01:52 +0900, Joel Rees wrote: > 2014/06/18 0:35 "roberto" : > > > > #grub-install --root-directory=/ /dev/sda > > We wish this approach were reliable, but /dev/sda at boot-time, within > grub, and /dev/sda from bash/dash are often two different drives. If you > have mor

Re: Installation media

2014-06-20 Thread Brian
On Wed 18 Jun 2014 at 17:17:47 +0200, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > There were a lot of replies, and I have seen that you succeeded ( at > least partially ) in installation, but for completeness, here is the > easiest solution when you are starting from windows: > http://www.linuxliveusb.

Re: Installation media

2014-06-18 Thread berenger . morel
Le 15.06.2014 15:35, roberto a écrit : Hi, I want to install Debian Wheezy from usb-stick. I found this page:  http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ [1] My arch is i-386. 1. Is it the correct page? 2. Which file should I download? One of th

Re: Installation media

2014-06-18 Thread Brian
On Tue 17 Jun 2014 at 17:34:58 +0200, roberto wrote: > On Monday, June 16, 2014, Brian > > > > You will arrive at a screen asking for the device to use as the root > > file system. This is the partition you have installed Debian to. I have > > > > /dev/sda1 > > /dev/sda2 > >

Re: Installation media

2014-06-18 Thread Joel Rees
2014/06/18 0:35 "roberto" : > > > > On Monday, June 16, 2014, Brian >> >> > Then the only option I had was to repeat the entire installation, under >> > this "Resue Mode". >> > Why should I repeat the installation? >> >> It only looks that way because you will (at the start) see the same >> screen

Re: Installation media

2014-06-17 Thread roberto
On Monday, June 16, 2014, Brian > > > Then the only option I had was to repeat the entire installation, under > > this "Resue Mode". > > Why should I repeat the installation? > > It only looks that way because you will (at the start) see the same > screens you saw when you installed. The environme

Re: Installation media

2014-06-17 Thread Leonardo Cuyar Morales
What I tried with my usb-stick (/dev/sdb): dd if=/path-to-the-iso-file/filename.iso of=/dev/sdb that's right, direct to the device... - Original Message - From: "B" To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 10:37:45 AM Subject: Re: Installation me

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 17:15:51 +0100 Brian wrote: > > Yeah, that's what I thought: you have body, wheels, > > seats, super radio/CD but no windows nor engine nor > > radio antenna ;-o) > > I really don't know what you are talking about. An hd-media > install is identical to every other install. T

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 15:07:04 +, pasc...@sdf.lonestar.org wrote: > Maybe with UNetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net Suggestions to use unetbootin are well-intentioned but misguided. The i386 and amd64 images are fantastically easy to write to a USB device using the Debian recommended

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 17:31:08 +0200, B wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:10:48 +0100 > Brian wrote: > > > > Uh? Without any bootstrap? As is? > > > > Copy vmlinuz, initrd.gz and an ISO to the stick. Install GRUB to > > its MBR. Write grub.cfg. > > Yeah, that's what I thought: you have body

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:07:04 + wrote: > Maybe with UNetbootin http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net Not even that, as Brian stated he would also need an ISO image. What I meant is that it is far from being the easiest way to install Debian from a stick

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:10:48 +0100 Brian wrote: > > Uh? Without any bootstrap? As is? > > Copy vmlinuz, initrd.gz and an ISO to the stick. Install GRUB to > its MBR. Write grub.cfg. Yeah, that's what I thought: you have body, wheels, seats, super radio/CD but no windows nor engine nor radio an

RE: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread pascalv
> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:51:13 +0200 > From: lazyvi...@gmx.com > > Hi, I want to do dirty things with a Debian Wheezy usb-stick. > > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ > > ^ ^

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 16:37:45 +0200, B wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:10:01 +0100 > Brian wrote: > > > > No, they're not meant for that (except if you have a special > > > program to correctly burn them directly on a stick). > > > > Actually, the hd-media images are meant for that. > > U

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:10:01 +0100 Brian wrote: > > No, they're not meant for that (except if you have a special > > program to correctly burn them directly on a stick). > > Actually, the hd-media images are meant for that. Uh? Without any bootstrap? As is? -- Debian Hint #40: If you install

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 15:51:13 +0200, B wrote: > On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:35:13 +0200 > roberto wrote: > > > Hi, I want to do dirty things with a Debian Wheezy usb-stick. > > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ > > ^

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Brian
On Sun 15 Jun 2014 at 15:35:13 +0200, roberto wrote: > Hi, I want to install Debian Wheezy from usb-stick. > I found this page: > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ Please go to www.debian.org and read about a network install, the CD ISO imag

Re: Installation media

2014-06-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Sun, 15 Jun 2014 15:35:13 +0200 roberto wrote: > Hi, I want to do dirty things with a Debian Wheezy usb-stick. > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ > ^ ^ > My arch is i-386.