Bug#680650: USB install method fails on wheezy alpha1
Hi! On 2012-07-07, Ben Armstrong wrote: On 07/07/12 02:18 PM, Antoine Beaupré wrote: I have tried the install method described here with the Debian Wheezy alpha1 d-i: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apas02.html#howto-getting-images-usb First, this is not the official doc, but is an internal site used to track translation status. It looks considerably out of date to me, dating back to before the release of Squeeze. Ah. Well, it's the first manual I could find. :) Second, that points me at a page that doesn't look anything like the steps you described in your email. Maybe you were thinking of this one? http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en In any case, whichever version of the instructions you were following, this is incorrect: 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 If your intention was to use a pre-partitioned key, see the flexible way. But this looks like you were trying the easy way which says: # zcat boot.img.gz /dev/sdX Earlier on the same page (whether the one I cited above, or the out-of-date doc you linked to) it explains this is the whole drive, not a partition. Oops! Sorry, my mistake! I will try the method described here as a workaround: http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/Debian_USB_install_from_hybrid_iso/ If it works, I suggest the documentation be updated to advise users to use the .isos instead of the hd-media files. It already is. See the documentation for the stable release I linked to above, section 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD or DVD image. Naturally, the wheezy doc, when released, will include this recommendation as well. Alright! It would be useful to make that documentation more clearly available, because as things stand people digging for wheezy install docs find the alioth page instead. But maybe that's just me... I think this bug can be closed if you are satisfied with the documentation. A. -- In god we trust, others pay cash. - Richard Desjardins, Miami pgpnVGfaBlzqI.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#680650: USB install method fails on wheezy alpha1
Package: debian-installer Version: 20120508 Severity: important I have tried the install method described here with the Debian Wheezy alpha1 d-i: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apas02.html#howto-getting-images-usb I have performed the following steps: 1. download the following files: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz http://napoleon.acc.umu.se/cdimage/wheezy_di_alpha1/i386/iso-cd/debian-wheezy-DI-a1-i386-netinst.iso http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/initrd.gz http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/vmlinuz 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 Expected result: booting in the marvelous debian installer Actual result: the Thinkpad BIOS brings be baaack to the boot menu, as if the USB wasn't bootable. I will try the method described here as a workaround: http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/Debian_USB_install_from_hybrid_iso/ If it works, I suggest the documentation be updated to advise users to use the .isos instead of the hd-media files. -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to fr_CA.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#680650: USB install method fails on wheezy alpha1
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
Bug#680650: USB install method fails on wheezy alpha1
On 07/07/12 02:18 PM, Antoine Beaupré wrote: I have tried the install method described here with the Debian Wheezy alpha1 d-i: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apas02.html#howto-getting-images-usb First, this is not the official doc, but is an internal site used to track translation status. It looks considerably out of date to me, dating back to before the release of Squeeze. Second, that points me at a page that doesn't look anything like the steps you described in your email. Maybe you were thinking of this one? http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en In any case, whichever version of the instructions you were following, this is incorrect: 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 If your intention was to use a pre-partitioned key, see the flexible way. But this looks like you were trying the easy way which says: # zcat boot.img.gz /dev/sdX Earlier on the same page (whether the one I cited above, or the out-of-date doc you linked to) it explains this is the whole drive, not a partition. I will try the method described here as a workaround: http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/Debian_USB_install_from_hybrid_iso/ If it works, I suggest the documentation be updated to advise users to use the .isos instead of the hd-media files. It already is. See the documentation for the stable release I linked to above, section 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD or DVD image. Naturally, the wheezy doc, when released, will include this recommendation as well. Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
