On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 7:40 PM, James Stuckey <jhstuc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to use a usb key as installation media. I followed the > instructions given here earlier but Unetbootin but did not produce a > bootable stick. When trying to boot with that stick I get an error that says > "No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found". I tried running it again > but that didn't work either. There seems to be lots of *notes* about > creating bootable usb sticksĀ scattered around various places, but none of > the ones I have read give complete information. Is anyone who knows how this > is done willing to write instructions? > > I'm not subscribed to the debian-user list. Please reply to my e-mail > address. >
I used the simple solution you were previously suggested: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s03.html#ftn.id318505 It did work pretty well for me. The tricky part is to understand that zcat should be applied on the whole filesystem, not the first partition: zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX which is not: zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sdX1 HTH -- Mathieu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlkti=y0ohmdpo2mjvdzx8w43hiwn+um2db+ao8s...@mail.gmail.com