Apparently my discs are too small?
 

Hello all.

I have been helped with a link to dl the debian live. However, I go to burn them and Power2go tells me the disc doesn't have the space. I am using Memorex 700mb 40x CD-R. Is there a smaller version of the live or will I have to do a hard install? I have found a netinst if that is the case. Please forgive my ignorance.

A quick look at the Debian Live downloads section makes it seem like only DVDs are offered. So, yes, it seems that CDs are installers only and not live -- which is not surprising considering how small a CD is by today's standards, I suppose.
You could always use a USB stick with the DVD image on it to boot from if you have a suitable USB stick?

To try out the live version you will need to use either a DVD or burn the image to a USB stick (using USBWriter).

The netinstall will not give you the opportunity to try out Debian and check hardware compatibility.

Found a usb.
 

Ok. So I found an old usb that says it is 16gb. I put it in the computer and it wants to format it. But in the capacity it says only 64.0MB. I dont get it.

Which operating system are you using at the moment? With Windows you'd need to have a look in the Disk management utility and see as, sometimes, small partitions are created on larger disks:
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/window...agement-xp.htm

different flash, secure boot disabled, boot order adjusted...still boots win.
 

Took the advice. Got a different usb and put the original dked debian live iso on it. Disabled the secure boot and adjusted the boot order to put both usb/hd and usb/disk at the top. And it boots right into windows. I must say though that the other usbwriter mentioned failed for me. So I dled IsotoUsb freeware and it went right to work. Even shows up on the comp as Wheezy Debian. LOL So I used the <shift> + restart option to go into the menu to boot from a usb. Failed. Something bout no label or something or other. I am using win 8.1 btw. I am thinking I should dl the iso again?

Isoto usb only supports bootable wins iso's. Try rufus
https://rufus.akeo.ie/

Dled Rufus and Dling Debian Live ISO again.
 

I have dled rufus . just waiting on the ISO. Thank you for the help. Will let ya know whats up.

You're welcome. Good luck

Didn't work :(
 

The rufus put the iso on the FD. But I keep getting "The selected boot device failed." I honestly do not know what I am doing wrong. Pfft.

Floppy disks are too small for 700M file.
Will your computer boot to cd or usb?
What make & model of computer?
Also if you download debian cd-1 it will fit on cd.

:redface:

whoops - misrerad the subject ...

Misunderstood me.....my bad.
 

The FD was intended to mean Flash Drive. LOL. I'm sorry dude. it is 4gb.

Who is the FD manufacturer?
Some FD's aren't bootable.

BTW: Ithink in Rufus you have to tick "Make Bootable"
Also Format Fat

FD make ...
 

It is a Lexar 4gb. All the files went to it easily. I burned them, restarted the comp to boot from the flash drive. I did this by holding shift and clicking restart which took me to a restart option of choosing how to restart or go into the bios etc. I chose to boot from USB several times and all failed.

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After reading multiple pages and tutorials and downloading the Live images several different times, I can only deduce that my flash drive is NON-bootable. I refuse to believe that Debian is incomplete or corrupt. The thing that baffles me is that the flash drive works beautifully in any other scenario. Upon posting this continuation, I am going to try another reboot. If that fails, then I will read some more I suppose.