Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/09/10 08:04, Miles Fidelman wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site: For i386 for example:

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: On 13/09/10 08:04, Miles Fidelman wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site: yes, but... 1. looks like these

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Scott Ferguson wrote: If all else fails try INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=/dev/whatever as an install parameter. Any suggestion on where to set this? On startup, the USB installer goes right to language selection - no splash screen or other opportunity to adjust the invocation. I tried adding it to

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
Miles Fidelman wrote: Scott Ferguson wrote: If all else fails try INSTALL_MEDIA_DEV=/dev/whatever as an install parameter. Any suggestion on where to set this? On startup, the USB installer goes right to language selection - no splash screen or other opportunity to adjust the invocation. I

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze - update

2010-09-13 Thread Miles Fidelman
For those following this, it turns out that building a USB stick, using the daily build netinst ISO seems to work. Contrary to what might be suggested by the documentation pages: 1. DON'T build with the alpha1 release 2. the .iso in /netboot (mini.iso) doesn't work - you have to use the

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-12 Thread Javier Barroso
Hi, On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Miles Fidelman mfidel...@meetinghouse.net wrote: Hi Folks, I've been trying to install squeeze (testing) onto a sandbox machine, using a USB key, and I keep running into (what I think) is a mismatch between the boot kernel and the .iso kernel. As far as

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-12 Thread Miles Fidelman
Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site: For i386 for example: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_alpha1/i386/iso-cd/ yes, but... 1. looks like

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-12 Thread Javier Barroso
On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Miles Fidelman mfidel...@meetinghouse.net wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html  ? There are links to the correct ftp site: For i386 for example:

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-12 Thread Miles Fidelman
Javier Barroso wrote: On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:04 AM, Miles Fidelman mfidel...@meetinghouse.net wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site:

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/09/10 08:04, Miles Fidelman wrote: Javier Barroso wrote: Did you try to download Squeeze alpha1 iso cd from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/index.en.html ? There are links to the correct ftp site: For i386 for example:

finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-11 Thread Miles Fidelman
Hi Folks, I've been trying to install squeeze (testing) onto a sandbox machine, using a USB key, and I keep running into (what I think) is a mismatch between the boot kernel and the .iso kernel. As far as I can tell, the latest version of the USB installer is dated 7/23, and the indicated

Re: finding the right .iso for USB install of Squeeze

2010-09-11 Thread Morgan Gangwere
On 9/11/2010 8:44 AM, Miles Fidelman wrote: [stuff] Take a look at GRUB4DOS, which has a way to boot ISOs. Or, use USBCreator. I think your /best/ bet though is going to be using GRUB4DOS. -- Morgan Gangwere Why? Because it breaks the logical flow of conversation, plus makes messages