On Fri 20 Dec 2013 at 21:11:00 +0000, Brian Candler wrote: > On 20/12/2013 16:38, Brian Candler wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I have some 8GB USB keys and I wish to put a bootable Debian > >installer image AND a bunch of other files (documents, Virtualbox, > >more ISO images etc). > > > I've got it to work, but it could have been easier :-) > > I started by following the instructions at 4.3.3 > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en#usb-copy-flexible > ("Manually copying files to the USB stick - the flexible way") - > that is, make a new msdos filesystem, install mbr and syslinux.
This technique should not be required to be used ; the stick with the dd'ed image should boot directly. Does it not? -- 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/20131220234825.gt5...@copernicus.demon.co.uk
