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For the most current version of this document or more information on |
For the most current version of this document or more information on |
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the debian-installer project: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer |
the debian-installer project: http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer |
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Last change to this document: December 22nd, 2003 |
Last change to this document: February 7th, 2004 |
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1. Preliminaries |
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If you have a SCSI CD drive and a relatively uncommon SCSI controller (not |
If you have a SCSI CD drive and a relatively uncommon SCSI controller (not |
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an aic7xxx, BusLogic, or sym53c8xx), then you may also need one driver |
an aic7xxx, BusLogic, or sym53c8xx), then you may also need one driver |
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floppy to let the installer see your CD drive. See section 2.2 for |
floppy to let the installer see your CD drive. See section 2.2 for |
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information about floppys, and download the cd_drivers floppy image and |
information about floppys, and download the cd-drivers floppy image and |
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write it to disk. You will be given an opportunity to load drivers from the |
write it to disk. You will be given an opportunity to load drivers from the |
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floppy if the installer fails to see your SCSI CD drive, and after |
floppy if the installer fails to see your SCSI CD drive, and after |
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loading the floppy, the installer will see your CD ROM. |
loading the floppy, the installer will see your CD ROM. |
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2.2 The dreaded floppies |
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If you can't boot from CD, you can download floppy images to install |
If you can't boot from CD, you can download floppy images to install |
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Debian. You need the bootfloppy-image.img, the floppy-image.img and |
Debian. You need the floppy/boot.img, the floppy/root.img and possibly |
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possibly one of the driver disks. |
one of the driver disks. |
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- net_drivers |
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To do an install over the network with a few common ethernet cards, |
To do an install over the network with a few common ethernet cards, |
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you do not need this driver floppy. If you have a less common ethernet |
you do not need this driver floppy. If you have a less common ethernet |
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card, or pcmcia, you will need it. |
card, or pcmcia, you will need it. |
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- cd_drivers |
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If you have a cdrom, but cannot boot from it, you can boot from floppies, |
If you have a cdrom, but cannot boot from it, you can boot from floppies, |
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and use this driver disk to complete the install using the cdrom. |
and use this driver disk to complete the install using the cdrom. |
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again. Since you'll have more than one floppy, it's a good idea to label |
again. Since you'll have more than one floppy, it's a good idea to label |
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The boot floppy is the one with bootfloppy-image on it. This floppy, when |
The boot floppy is the one with boot.img on it. This floppy, when |
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booted, will prompt you to insert a second floppy -- use the one with |
booted, will prompt you to insert a second floppy -- use the one with |
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floppy-image on it. |
root.img on it. |
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2.3 USB memory stick |
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can take with you anywhere. |
can take with you anywhere. |
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The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download |
The easiest way to prepare your USB memory stick is to download |
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hd-media-image.img.gz, and use gunzip to extract the 128 MB image from that |
hd-media/boot.img.gz, and use gunzip to extract the 128 MB image from that |
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file. Write this image directly to your memory stick, which must be at |
file. Write this image directly to your memory stick, which must be at |
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least 128 mb in size. Of course this will destroy anything already on the |
least 128 mb in size. Of course this will destroy anything already on the |
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memory stick. Then mount the memory stick, which will now have a FAT |
memory stick. Then mount the memory stick, which will now have a FAT |
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The debian-installer can be booted off a single floppy, which will be able |
The debian-installer can be booted off a single floppy, which will be able |
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to access your USB memory stick. To boot the installer this way, you will |
to access your USB memory stick. To boot the installer this way, you will |
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need to put the bootfloppy-image.img on a floppy (see section 2.2). |
need to put the floppy/boot.img on a floppy (see section 2.2). |
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Now boot from the floppy with the bootfloppy-image on it. It should detect |
Now boot from the floppy. It should detect your USB device and proceed |
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your USB device and proceed with booting from it. |
with booting from it. |
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2.4 Booting from Network |
2.4 Booting from Network |
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(on i386), see this web page: |
(on i386), see this web page: |
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http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerNetbootPXE |
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerNetbootPXE |
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The "netboot-initrd.gz" is needed to netboot debian-installer. It contains |
The files in netboot/ can be used to netboot debian-installer. |
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only essential d-i modules to get the network up and running, everything |
If you don't have a netboot setup, you can also make a bootable CD |
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else (d-i components and base packages) will be retrieved from network. |
and have a minimal netinst CD. |
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3. Installation |
3. Installation |
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