Hi Samuel,
I'm just about to translate one of your recent changes
for the debian-installer manual:
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--- trunk/manual/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml 2011/06/10 20:56:39
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+++ trunk/manual/en/install-methods/usb-setup/x86.xml 2012/07/04 04:06:34
67791
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@
Don't forget to set the <quote>bootable</quote> bootable flag.
</para>
-</footnote>, and then create the filesystem using:
+</footnote>, install an MBR using:
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+# install-mbr /dev/<replaceable>sdX</replaceable>
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+and then create the filesystem using:
<informalexample><screen>
# mkdosfs /dev/<replaceable>sdX1</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample>
Take care that you use the correct device name for your USB stick. The
<command>mkdosfs</command> command is contained in the
<classname>dosfstools</classname> &debian; package.
--------------------------------- >% -----------
Maybe it should be documented that "install-mbr" is included
in the "mbr" Debian package (similar to the sentence about mkdosfs
above)?
Holger
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