tags 680650 + moreinfo thanks Antoine Beaupré, le Sat 07 Jul 2012 13:18:49 -0400, a écrit : > 2. uncompress the .img.gz file and dd it into a USB key: > > gunzip debian-700alpha1-i386-boot.img.gz > sudo dd if=debian-700alpha1-i386-boot.img of=/dev/sdb1 > > 3. mount the partition and copy the .iso and "vmlinuz" in place (I > didn't copy the initrd.gz because it's already on the image) > > 4. unmount the partition > > 5. mark the /dev/sdb1 partition bootable with "cfdisk" > > 6. try boot the USB key on a Thinkpad x120e, using the builtin BIOS boot > selection tool
Does your USB key contain an MBR? I have added a few days ago a step to the manual: please try to run install-mbr /dev/sdb and try to boot again. > If it works, I suggest the documentation be updated to advise users to > use the .isos instead of the hd-media files. AFAIK it already does so, section 4.3.1 Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD or DVD image. Samuel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org