I am trying to install Etch RC1 from a USB memory stick, but am not succeeding so far. I can boot the installer from the stick, but when the installer searches for an ISO image, it ends up telling me that it cannot use the ISO image on the stick. From the syslog:
Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: Detected module 'usb-storage' for 'USB storage' Nov 16 22:49:02 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 Nov 16 22:49:02 kernel: Initializing USB Mass Storage driver... Nov 16 22:49:02 kernel: usb.c: registered new driver usb-storage Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: Using /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: Symbol version prefix '' Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.o Nov 16 22:49:02 hw-detect: Using /lib/modules/2.4.27-2-386/kernel/drivers/usb/storage/usb-storage.o Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: scsi0 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: Vendor: Model: USB Flash Memory Rev: 6.00 Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data integrity not assured Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 3 Nov 16 22:49:03 kernel: USB Mass Storage support registered. ... Nov 16 22:49:26 iso-scan: Mounted /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 for first pass Nov 16 22:49:26 iso-scan: Found ISO ./etchrc1.iso on /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 Nov 16 22:49:26 iso-scan: Failed mounting ./etchrc1.iso Nov 16 22:49:26 iso-scan: Failed mounting /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 The above shows that the installer has found the file etchrc1.iso on the USB stick, but for some reason the installer cannot "mount" it (what exactly does that mean?). The ISO image on the stick is the same as http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_rc1/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso as witnessed by the md5sum obtained directly from the stick: $ sudo fdisk /dev/sda Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 512 MB, 512753664 bytes 16 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1009 cylinders Units = cylinders of 992 * 512 = 507904 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 1009 500433 6 FAT16 $ sudo mount -t msdos /dev/sda1 /mnt $ ls -l /mnt total 135424 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 134137856 2006-11-15 20:19 etchrc1.iso -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3680371 2006-11-15 20:19 initrd.gz -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 9776 2006-11-15 20:18 ldlinux.sys -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 77 2006-11-15 20:19 syslinux.cfg -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 816736 2006-11-15 20:19 vmlinuz $ md5sum /mnt/* 9d08c6fa696a596ad7506f0b23eba35e /mnt/etchrc1.iso 6cc525eb02f1e4e13f22082b9457be11 /mnt/initrd.gz bfd9f2fb968e7a0046c7a7a69f8d9c30 /mnt/ldlinux.sys 1524f97e5deec6b053367ad2f4ee4b77 /mnt/syslinux.cfg 1a61712d68ee19ff5916c38d01a8e662 /mnt/vmlinuz The installer is taken from ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/main/installer-i386/current/images as witnessed by the MD5SUMS file. 1a61712d68ee19ff5916c38d01a8e662 ./hd-media/vmlinuz 6cc525eb02f1e4e13f22082b9457be11 ./hd-media/initrd.gz Cheers, -- Jens Peter Secher _DD6A 05B0 174E BFB2 D4D9 B52E 0EE5 978A FE63 E8A1 jpsecher gmail com_ A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion Q. Why is top posting bad? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
