[syslinux] unable to install Debian using syslinux 4.05

[Martin T]

Gene,

I tried to mount UFB to another directory and then tried to loop-mount
the .iso file, but at least with BusyBox mount utility this did not
work: goo.gl/v2OgU
That is the reason I made a "debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso_content"
directory to the UFB root in my working PC containing all the files in
debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso image. And yes, I mounted this
"debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso_content" to /cdrom directory, but I still
wasn't able to pass the "Load installer components from CD" step.
I haven't tried with "Network install" image because I would prefer
the full CD. I have successfully booted Ubuntu in a way described in
my first post. Are there distributions which are problematic when it
comes to booting from flash-drive?


Misha,

I just put the .iso image to the flash-drive as I have done with other
distributions before(Ubuntu, BackTrack Linux). They worked fine, but
maybe their installers are more capable than Debian-Installer? Or
maybe they work bit differently because at least both Ubuntu and
BackTrack Linux installation images are able to work in "Live-CD" mode
as well while the Debian one is not?


Are there any SYSLINUX configuration options I might try?


regards,
Martin


2012/6/17 Vanush Paturyan <misha at cs.nuim.ie>:
> Hi Martin,
>
> although this is not a syslinux issue, I'll answer on-the-list (moderators
> can advice on feasibility of continuing this discussion here).
>
> On 17 Jun 2012, at 02:16, Martin T wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso from USB
>> memory-stick. The problem is, that Debian-Installer is not able to
>> "Detect and mount CD-ROM" during the installation process. The USB
>> memory-stick is a 2GB model containing MBR and FAT32 file system:
>>
>
> Have you followed the http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.amd64/ch04s03.html,
> or just put an .iso image on the USB disk, hoping that Debian installer will
> mount it using loop device and load files out of there? As far as I know that
> won't work, you need to copy some files from within the CD-ROM and place them
> on the USB disk.
>
> Misha.
> ---
> Vanush "Misha" Paturyan
> Senior Technical Officer
> Computer Science Department
> NUI Maynooth
>
>
>
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