spamming?
LOL
my nFlux is almost the only live squeeze based distro out there
save for PureOS...
and it just works

Perhaps ... and yes ... it's a very nice live-cd (I've even used it).

Just explain why your live image (including non-debian modifications) would make a better choice for installing debian ...
That's all the OP asked for.

well... since now cdrom arent available on all machines, e.g. mini pc, would you have similar for pendrive bootable plz?

What "the trooper" posted just works.
I don't use CD/DVD either and do this on a daily base.

If you don't like cli tools, try Unetbootin:
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

PS: An installation cd is a live cd as well (with less auto-crap).

OH
I've tried the netinstall too and never got it to work.
and I'm not puttin a 100mb or less img on cd
I dont ever burn cd's anymore unless I have to

Mines not better, etc
just maybe easier is all
even the netbootcd I put in all my stuff cant seem to install squeeze right
it ends up installing lenny, no matter what you pick...

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Antix, Crunchbang, Sidux(if you like, its Sid, not testing), and, of course:
http://live.debian.net/cdimage/squeeze-builds/
So, without much thinking, there are a few to be found.

Well I experienced same problems. It seems that Debian is completely out-dated compared to Ubuntu. One can find any type of installations for Ubuntu, but Debian developments are slowering down. Even to find a simple image of a pendrive for installing Debian is not possible. Is Debian bound to be replaced by Ubuntu in some time extends, in the future ?

thanks but unfortunately there is nothing for installing Debian from the pendrive ... it is for cdrom dedicated or others ... http://live.debian.net/cdimage/squee...20100314/i386/

frenchnoob

Please check out my nFlux Debian for cd/usb (squeeze) fluxbox
http://multidistro.com/downloads/nflux.html

or PureOS/PureOS light also squeeze xfce4 or kde
http://pureos.org/index.php?lang=english

they are the only squeeze livecd/usb that I know of
and there awesome!

lol you do realize ubuntu is based on debian, if there is no debian there is no ubuntu. or sidux, or dreamlinux, or epidemic, or any of the other dozens of debian based distros.

Debian installs just fine from usb. Just because you can't seem to follow the install directions and get it to work doesn't mean it doesn't work. It also installs easily to usb or to a sdhc.

Frenchnoob,

Just for kicks i decided to try the 'Debian' method for installing to usb,and yes it works.
I used the following images:

http://www.us.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

I used the 'Alpha1' testing release for amd64 business card iso and the corresponding boot.img.gz.
I then used the 'expert' text-based installer.
Make sure the installer is using the iso image on your usb stick and you'll be good to go.
And be patient with the installer,it appears a little slower than installing from a cd/dvd.

Edit:

If you run into problems with the Testing install,use the Lenny images from here:

http://www.uk.debian.org/releases/st...ian-installer/

Install Lenny then upgrade to Squeeze/Testing.

linus72 wrote:
"I've tried the netinstall too and never got it to work."

My <ahem!> reply:
Very strange, indeed, linus....I have Debian 5.04 on this very machine, and it installed without the slightest hitch. Go figure. Perhaps an issue with the machines you use? In fact, I've had NO issues with Debian at all, including the package installer & updates. I guess we just live on very different machines.

By the way....since I use Puppy 4.20, Debian 5.04, Slackware 12.2, & DesktopBSD 1.7 here, I can't resist mentioning the confusion I get when I see the words "lenny" & "squeeze" in place of a version number. Am I on the wrong planet, or just about 15 years out of date? ;-)

Did that work?
If yes:
Why is the thread still going on?

If no:
Use the Debian method, which many people get to work.
or
Install BSD and then tell us about it.

If i want a distro on USB (either live or installed) i put it on USB. Not sure what the distro may offer to make it better.


Of course craig is right. It's obvious.
Think before you write.

You can simply give a try to make a bootable USB pendrive that can arrive to harddisk configuration (if it pass all before it works)... You will very certainly find the same error red messages or whatever error message that are given by debian usb pendrive


well I would be sincerely with an image, simply with, if it is successfully working :

and

Ubuntu, I do believe, has more power nowadays, and is really very active on development, visibly.


well, I do believe your saying and agree. But man, I tried on several computers and still this pendrive since 6 months, and still no way to make this debian pendrive working. Well I am not skilled that much in informatic, but work hard to make something working. I do my best man.

Well I try the freebsd_pendrive.img, it boots fine, but hangs on the hardware recognization on my compaq presario 1685. I am doomed man

Mhhh...You said you followed strictly the method linked to by craigevil:
http://www.linuxconfig.org/install-d...t-memory-stick
and then it hangs. But you did type <a> enter and then <1> enter, did you?

I did never do that, as i don't have to, and it worked here too.
It took me a few reboots, i am tired and made some errors.
All in all it took me 15 to 20 minutes to create the USB-install media.
Make sure you use the correct syntax (the commands are a bit uncommon, at least for me).

---- ---- ---- ----
If you got a network at home (or somewhere you can hook your netbook (or whatever it is)) you could rsync an existing install over ssh on the netbook (or whatever). No big deal.
rsync it over ssh, chroot into it, install grub and edit some files, done.

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you might also put a debian-live-cd on a stick, add the mint-debian-installer, boot the stick,run the mint-debian-installer, done.


I am not in the mood to explain it in detail, or to search for the links, because i don't know what you want to do exactly (you got a network or you ain't got one, whats going on with linus72-CD/USB, etc).
If you got questions about those two further options let me know and i will add the info (as far as i am able to).
The Debian-from-USB stuff is explained in the links already given. I used the how-to given by craigevil.

Sometimes some things simply don't work. No need to make a sad face or feel bad about it.

I tried on my compaq 1685 the debian live. amd and i386
it says a bug: processor not compatible

thats bug power again

If you do:
- linuxpendrive and use the iso grub to load debian install cdrom iso, it says /cdrom not found
- if you try the debian zcat boot.img.gz then you get up in almost same error : /cdrom not found
and forget to put an external hdd because the debian installaer has loaded no modules into memory , so forget :