Package: iso-scan Version: 1.53 Hi,
I'm trying to set up a multiboot USB stick (containing bootable Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, etc. distributions on one media) For this, I am following the instructions at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Multiboot_USB_drive#Debian However, despite all attempts to the contrary, iso-scan seems to steadfastly ignore the iso-scan/filename parameter: it neither takes it at face value (as the sole qualifying filename for an ISO), nor does it prompt the user if multiple ISOs are on the stick. With the result that it tries to install from an Ubuntu ISO that also happens to be on the stick, and (predictably) fails. However, modifying the /var/lib/dpkg/info/iso-scan.postinst script as follows fixes the issue: Before the "for dir in . ./*; do" loop, insert: db_get iso-scan/filename if [ -f "./$RET" ] ; then iso=`echo "$RET" | sed 's;^/;;'` log "Found ISO $iso on $dev" ISO_COUNT=$(($ISO_COUNT + 1)) add_usable_iso $iso $dev else ... and after it, insert: fi I'm also wondering why in Debian we have to download a special hd-media initrd.gz from https://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/dists/stable/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/ at all, rather than having the standard initrd.gz included in the ISO itself be able to also boot from an USB stick (as is the case in Ubuntu, and in many other distros) Thanks for your attention, Alain