On Thu 21 Jan 2021 at 11:08:56 -0800, Dan Hitt wrote: [...]
> Now, Brian said that "the installer's initrd does not contain a loop > module", so that would indicate that if i want to use > debian-10.7.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso, i'll need to get it on the disk > (presumably by just unpacking it somewhere --- prior to booting, i can loop > mount it and copy it to a 'real' directory), and then modifying > /boot/vmlinuz and /boot/initrd.gz to be paths that grub understands. Or, > maybe the debootstrap method Bastien suggests would be good. You can manipulate debian-10.7.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso in whatever way you want. It will still not be loop mounted by hd-media. You are heading off into the wild, blue yonder. -- Brian.
