I didn't do anything to the medium before using a ISO2USB to write to it. In fact, it was a fresh USB thum drive, literally right out of the package.
On Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:24:04 +0000, you wrote: >On Wed 30 Dec 2015 at 14:34:54 -0500, Steve Matzura wrote: > >> Sorry, I missed that question. I have not put it on a stick as yet, >> not even the (relatively) small DVD image. I tried using ISO2USB but >> couldn't get the thing to boot. I don't know if it was because my >> thumb drive wouldn't cooperate, or just what, but I definitely did >> make it work with ISO2USB and another 4GB image of a Windows installer >> that worked just peachy. The USB thumb drive idea was just something I >> thought I would try to make work because it's convenient to carry it >> around and use on various hardwares I encounter on a regular basis in >> my travels as the itinerant accessible computing guy. I can install >> Windows, and now at least two Linux distros accessibly, meaning >> "without third party assistance." > >The question really was: How did you boot so that you started to install >Debian? And what did you do to prepare the medium for booting? >
