Hi, Bernard McNeill <bmqaws...@gmail.com> wrote: > This machine does not have either CD or DVD drive. Does have internal SSD. > This machine normally runs Windows-10. > Objective is to have Debian on external HDD (Toshiba), connected to > laptop via USB3. > > Events: > Under Windows, downloaded iso to SSD. > Win32diskimage from SSD to HDD. > Restarted, F12, picked out HDD from bootlist, booted, got into Debian > installer. > Does a few steps (language etc). > Gets stuck at 'No common CD-ROM drive was detected'.
Why not use an USB stick as installation media, as documented here: https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#write-usb Holger -- Holger Wansing <hwans...@mailbox.org> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076