Comments on: Installing Linux on USB – Part 7: Install Debian Linux from USB drives http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive It cannot get simpler than this! (TM) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Maximus http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11216 Maximus Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:11:58 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11216 Thanks for the guide! This one worked for when the other tools I downloaded to make the USB boot couldn't do the job. Thanks alot! Thanks for the guide! This one worked for when the other tools I downloaded to make the USB boot couldn’t do the job. Thanks alot!

]]> By: Jim R http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11207 Jim R Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:29:08 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11207 Awesome HOWTO. Just finished installing debian onto an Acer Revo using it. Thanks! Awesome HOWTO. Just finished installing debian onto an Acer Revo using it.

Thanks!

]]> By: Installing Debian Squeeze on a 1201n http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11204 Installing Debian Squeeze on a 1201n Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:47:31 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11204 [...] http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p...9&hilit=initrd http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/...rom-usb-drive/ http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/t...without_a.html [...] [...] http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.p…9&hilit=initrd http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/…rom-usb-drive/ http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/t…without_a.html [...]

]]> By: CodeNinja http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11199 CodeNinja Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:50:53 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11199 This was awesome, way less work than mk-boot-usb or the ways debian.org explains... This was awesome, way less work than mk-boot-usb or the ways debian.org explains…

]]> By: wishy http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11190 wishy Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11190 Nice tutorial, works perfect! Thanks for your work. Nice tutorial, works perfect! Thanks for your work.

]]> By: poop http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11182 poop Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:37:27 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11182 use a partition editor after zcat to grow the fs use a partition editor after zcat to grow the fs

]]> By: Rob http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11137 Rob Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:33:01 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11137 I am trying to put Debian w/ LXDE onto my netbook (has not CD drive). I want to make a bootable USB drive instead that will allow me to install it to the second partition on my hard drive. I have follow the steps in this guide, but every time I try the "zcat" procedure, the USB drive doesn't have enough space left to copy the ISO (about 650MB) files (always just under 220MB left, no matter how big the USB drive I use). I've looked up other options, but haven't been able to make anything else work. Thanks for any thoughts. I am trying to put Debian w/ LXDE onto my netbook (has not CD drive). I want to make a bootable USB drive instead that will allow me to install it to the second partition on my hard drive.

I have follow the steps in this guide, but every time I try the “zcat” procedure, the USB drive doesn’t have enough space left to copy the ISO (about 650MB) files (always just under 220MB left, no matter how big the USB drive I use).

I’ve looked up other options, but haven’t been able to make anything else work. Thanks for any thoughts.

]]> By: Alinu http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11096 Alinu Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:34:28 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11096 I tried everything descriped here http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en no success even with the other method. I also tried "dd if=debian-live-504-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/sdc" this gave another problem, something like "Insert proper boot device and press any key". Then I tried with another distribution... Arch Linux, dd-ing the 2009.08 core .img file to the usb drive, no success at all, I ended up in a grub terminal. The only success I had was with unetbootin and Puppy Linux (worked flawlessly, but I need Debian [which I will dist-upgrade to testing for ext4 support] or Arch Linux) and out of curiosity dd-ing a FreeBSD 8 memstick image with "bs=10240 conv=sync" parameters, though that didn't help because all my partitions on both my HDD are ext4 and FreeBSD as far as I know doesn't support ext4. I am thinking about doing a Debian install from my current working Arch Linux using debootstrap following the steps outlined here. But I am undecided because if it fails I will be left without a working system for a few days. I tried everything descriped here http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s03.html.en no success even with the other method. I also tried “dd if=debian-live-504-i386-gnome-desktop.img of=/dev/sdc” this gave another problem, something like “Insert proper boot device and press any key”. Then I tried with another distribution… Arch Linux, dd-ing the 2009.08 core .img file to the usb drive, no success at all, I ended up in a grub terminal.

The only success I had was with unetbootin and Puppy Linux (worked flawlessly, but I need Debian [which I will dist-upgrade to testing for ext4 support] or Arch Linux) and out of curiosity dd-ing a FreeBSD 8 memstick image with “bs=10240 conv=sync” parameters, though that didn’t help because all my partitions on both my HDD are ext4 and FreeBSD as far as I know doesn’t support ext4. I am thinking about doing a Debian install from my current working Arch Linux using debootstrap following the steps outlined here. But I am undecided because if it fails I will be left without a working system for a few days.

]]> By: Llewen http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11091 Llewen Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:53:52 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11091 I had this exact same problem and basically gave up. I ended up installing a cdrom so I could install the os. I had this exact same problem and basically gave up. I ended up installing a cdrom so I could install the os.

]]> By: Alinu http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11089 Alinu Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:43:28 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11089 It isn't working for me, it doesn't see any image file on the USB stick (netinstall) and searches the hard disks for one. After that an error regarding kernel modules. The unetbootin method doesn't see my keyboard even if I enable legacy support in the BIOS, weird. It isn’t working for me, it doesn’t see any image file on the USB stick (netinstall) and searches the hard disks for one. After that an error regarding kernel modules. The unetbootin method doesn’t see my keyboard even if I enable legacy support in the BIOS, weird.

]]> By: Tapas http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11083 Tapas Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:19:10 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11083 I have an ISO of Debian 4.2 GB downloaded and I want to use that instead of Business Card CD you have mentioned can you suggest how to do that. I have an ISO of Debian 4.2 GB downloaded and I want to use that instead of Business Card CD you have mentioned can you suggest how to do that.

]]> By: Karl http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11082 Karl Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:09:58 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11082 Thank's, greate guide. I also had to set the boot flag on sdX1 in gparted to make it work. Thank’s, greate guide. I also had to set the boot flag on sdX1 in gparted to make it work.

]]> By: VictorV http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-11053 VictorV Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:27:21 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-11053 Thanks for the tutorial, it worked Fine.. I tryed with the unetbootin, but debain was unable to detect the Cdrom... with your tutorial it was smooth and clean.. Thenx a lot Thanks for the tutorial, it worked Fine.. I tryed with the unetbootin, but debain was unable to detect the Cdrom… with your tutorial it was smooth and clean.. Thenx a lot

]]> By: SpmP http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-2/#comment-10905 SpmP Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:11:16 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-10905 Heya, Thanks for the howto, Lately I have been doing all my debian installs via this method with ONE important addendum: On the HDD make a small fat partition as the first and zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX1 then it all works out fine. use gparted later to remove the first partition. cheers Heya, Thanks for the howto,
Lately I have been doing all my debian installs via this method with ONE important addendum:
On the HDD make a small fat partition as the first and zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX1 then it all works out fine. use gparted later to remove the first partition.
cheers

]]> By: Admin http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-10870 Admin Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:20:58 +0000 http://blogs.koolwal.net/?p=940#comment-10870 Are you root? Also some people have reported success using "dd" command instead of zcat. See the previous comments.. Are you root? Also some people have reported success using “dd” command instead of zcat. See the previous comments..

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