On Thu 18 Aug 2016 at 19:43:10 +0200, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Le 18/08/2016 à 18:17, rhkra...@gmail.com a écrit : > >Is there any way to add another partition after copying the the DVD-1 install > >image to the pendrive? > > Sure. Just use any partitioning tool as long as it does not choke on the > invalid layout of the partition table (the two partitions overlap and one > overlaps the MBR). > > >I found subchapter 4.3. of the Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide: > >"Preparing > >Files for USB Memory Stick Booting" > >(https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/amd64/ch04s03.html.en) and tried to > >follow some of the instructions--In section 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick > >using > >a hybrid CD or DVD image, I see: > > > ><quote> > >The hybrid image on the stick does not occupy all the storage space, so it > >may > >be worth considering using the free space to hold firmware files or packages > >or > >any other files of your choice. This could be useful if you have only one > >stick > >or just want to keep everything you need on one device. > > Did they really write this ? The last time I created an extra partition and > tried to use it for such purpose, it didn't work. The installer just seemed > to skip any partition on the same device as itself. I had to manually mount > the extra partition to some directory I don't remember (had to check into > the installer logs /var/log/syslog) so that the installer eventually could > find the firmware files on it.
Probably written at a time when it did work. But the installer has moved on and now it doesn't. It is more important that firmware files can be loaded from a separate USB stick, so having everything on one stick is of very minor importance. A bug against the Installation Guide asking for the removal of this section looks like a good move. Few would probably use the technique even if it worked.
