On 10/17/2016 10:33 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 10/17/2016 10:22 AM, Brian wrote:
On Mon 17 Oct 2016 at 09:40:31 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
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Due to limited bandwidth *EVERYTHING SHALL* be done from a
physical set of purchased DVD's [Jessie 8.6].
I explicitly want a flash drive that functions as an install
medium. I *DO NOT* wish to install to the flash drive (not 'Debian to Go').
It shall be bootable
It shall be able to install Debian on any machine which can
boot from a USB device.
It shall have a repository with contents on all 13 DVD's.
It shall have multiple multiple editable preseed.cfg files.
https://wiki.debian.org/Installation+Archive+USBStick
looks to be right up your street and capable of adapting to
your needs.
I'd seen it and caused me to think what I wanted might be reasonable.
I tried to follow it but got tangled up. Perhaps should try again
after a good night's sleep.
That was one major problem. Another is the author's style was not
suitable for me.
It probably would fine someone whose goal was identical to the
author's. I believe it has all the pieces. I will attempt to
follow a dictum I heard decades ago - Plan the Work. Work the Plan.
I envision a file structure of
/dev/sdX
/alpha optional partition for GRUB or LILO
/beta bootable installer - essentially DVD 1 of 13
/gamma repository - contents of DVD 2 -> DVD 13
/delta collection of preseed.cfg files
That too looks like it could be accommodated but the need to
partitionisn't necessary.
It is necessary to match goals and constraints I haven't
described in detail.
I'll try to demonstrate something in a week or so.
Some thought is needed on the "Plan the Work" step.