Bug#596628: debian-installer: squeeze usb installer doesn't find .iso image

2010-09-17 Thread Francesc Guasch
From: Miles Fidelman mfidel...@ntcorp.com I just build a USB key containing the squeeze installer, based on the bits currently linked from the debian testing installer page. After booting, the installer starts up, but when it gets to the point of looking for a .iso image, it reports mounting

Bug#596628: debian-installer: squeeze usb installer doesn't find .iso image

2010-09-17 Thread mfidelman
I guess I should have reported back. Per someone's recommendation, I tried again with the bits from the daily build - and all worked (pretty much) fine. I reported back against a couple of other bugs I found, but I must have missed this one. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Bug#596628: debian-installer: squeeze usb installer doesn't find .iso image

2010-09-17 Thread Joris Mooij
I encounter the same bug: I prepared an USB stick with a squeeze debian installer, following the instructions at http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#usb-copy-flexible I used the files from

Bug#596628: debian-installer: squeeze usb installer doesn't find .iso image

2010-09-17 Thread Joris Mooij
Using files from the same architecture solved the problem for me. One way of preventing this sort of thing would be to add a little footnote to the installation guide, in section 4.3.2.2 [1], just after footnote 8, that the iso image should be for the same architecture as the hd-media files. The

Bug#596628: debian-installer: squeeze usb installer doesn't find .iso image

2010-09-12 Thread Miles Fidelman
Package: debian-installer Version: squeeze alpha1 USB installer dated 9/10/10 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable I just build a USB key containing the squeeze installer, based on the bits currently linked from the debian testing installer page. After booting, the installer