Re: how to install Lenny with hard drive
- From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:07:46 -0400
On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 09:45:47PM +0100, Dominik ??erba wrote:
On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 01:21:35PM -0700, Raquel wrote:
On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 20:33:37 +0100 (CET)
Dominik __erba <dono@xxxxx> wrote:
I want to install Debian testing from HDD. I can't install it from
CD/DVD because my DVD-ROM isn't working properly.
For this unusual installing I need to download: 1. installation
image 2. files hd-media/initr.gz and hd-media/vmlinuz . I've
downloaded the installation medium to the root directory. But I
can't find the right version of files initr.gz and vmlinuz. I
tried those files from the image, but an installation process
wasn't proper because it was finding the installation image on
CD-ROM. I tried some version of these files from
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current//images/hd-media/
but the installator said: versions of kernel (in image and file,
which I've downloaded) aren't the same, so the installation
process didn't work. I was finding these files but I still can't
install it from HDD. I hope, somebody can help me.
Thanks...
The easiest way to get the images is to download the USB stick image,
then mount it loop and pull out what you need. So you end up needing
three files: the kernel, an initrd.gz and an iso to put on the hard
drive for the installer to mount loop (which it will do automatically).
I'm assuming that you don't just have a USB stick which the box can
boot.
But which files I have to download to install Debian testing?
Keep the comments to the list. I've cc'ed this so it goes back there.
OK, I haven't run 'testing' since Etch went stable, but here goes:
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer
Then, since you want something other than a CD, use a daily-build, other
images, i386:
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/
hd-media
get MANIFEST and MD5SUMS
then you see what you need:
boot.img.gz is an image for a 250 MB USB stick
and there's the kernel (vmlinuz) and initrd.gz
now, go back to the debian-installer page and get yourself a daily-build
netinst.iso file to put on your hard drive or USB stick. That would be
debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso and grab that MD5SUMS file too to verify
your download.
Don't forget to get a copy of the installation manual by following the
links on the debian-installer page.
Doug.
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- References:
- [no subject]
- From: Dominik Ščerba
- Re:
- From: Raquel
- Re:
- From: Douglas A. Tutty
- [no subject]
- Prev by Date: Re:
- Next by Date: Re: how to reinstall?
- Previous by thread: Re:
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
